The U.S. State Department on Thursday issued a Global Level 4 Health Advisory, asking its citizens to avoid all international travel due to the global impact of COVID-19.
The U.S. State Department on Wednesday night issued a Global Level 3 Health Advisory, asking its citizens to reconsider travel abroad due to the global impact of COVID-19.
The U.S. Embassy recommends completing the application process in advance, since there can be long waiting times during the summer months in the United States.
The State Department often issues individual country travel alerts, but this notice was a rare "worldwide travel alert" that comes in the wake of a series of attacks.
