The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 50 more countries and territories have been lowered to Level 2 or Level 1.
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US travel restrictions for more than 110 countries have been eased - including Japan just ahead of the Olympics. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's new ratings include 61 nations that were lowered from its highest Level 4 that discouraged all travel to recommending travel for fully vaccinated individuals.
Among those now listed at Level 3 are France, Ecuador, the Philippines, South Africa, Canada, Mexico, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Honduras, Hungary and Italy.
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