CDC Raises Alert on China, Urges Americans to Reconsider Travel

A masked traveler arrives at the international flight check in counter at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, on Dec. 29, 2022. Andy Wong/AP Photo

U.S. health officials are telling Americans to “reconsider travel” to Chinese territory due to the soaring infections in the country.

In a travel alert released on Dec. 28, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) flagged China’s mainland, Hong Kong, and Macao as regions where U.S. travelers need to “practice enhanced precaution.”