CDC, U.S. State Department advise against traveling to Canada

WNYT Staff

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The CDC and the U.S. State Department are advising against traveling to neighboring Canada once again.

This is because of the omicron variant and the rising number of cases.

The CDC elevated travel recommendations to Canada to quote: "Level 4: Very High".

This month, Canada broke its one-day record for the highest number of people hospitalized with COVID-19.

In November, the U.S. lifted restrictions at its land borders with Canada and Mexico for fully vaccinated foreign nationals, ending historic curbs on non-essential travelers put in place in March 2020.

In this photo taken Sunday, May 17, 2020, U.S. and Canadian flags fly atop the Peace Arch at Peace Arch Historical State Park on the border with Canada, where people can walk freely between the two countries at an otherwise closed border, in Blaine, Wash.[AP Photo / Elaine Thompson]