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Highlights
- The US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has released a list of 22 countries to be avoided to travel to due to the rising COVID-19 cases. Australia is one of these 22 nations.
- Right after CDC’s remark, the European Council removed Australia from its travel “white list”.
- Currently, the seven-day average of daily cases is around 50,000 cases per day.
2022 brings extensive opportunities for travel and tourism revival across the world. However, the essence of the pandemic still holds a significant value as tourists decide their next travel destination.
Australia had reopened its international borders in November 2021 and had expected tourism revival in 2022. However, the cards seem to be playing the other way around. As the COVID-19 third wave is steaming high in the country, the international committees are dropping negative remarks for visiting Australia for international tourists.
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CDC has warned travel to 22 countries including Australia
Recently, the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention released a list of 22 countries to be avoided to travel to due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the respective nations. The list includes countries like Australia, Egypt, Argentina, etc.
Additionally, the CDC has strictly advised Americans to not travel internationally unless they are fully vaccinated. The committee is promoting eligible Americans to get a booster shot.
CDC remark came as a shock to the Australian tourism industry, which was hoping to kickstart its recovery in 2022. Right after CDC’s remark, the European Council removed Australia from its travel “white list”.
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European Council removed Australia from its travel “white list”
Removal of Australia from European’s Council’s travel “white list” means the European Council no longer recommends Australia as a country from which travel restrictions should be lifted. Along with Australia, the Council removed Argentina and Canada as well.
The decision is directly related to the rising COVID-19 cases in Australia. However, the removal of Australia from the “white travel list” won’t cause any trouble to Aussies travelling to Europe. Additionally, on January 9, Germany listed Australia as a “high-risk” country; however, quarantine free travel of fully vaccinated Aussies is allowed.
January COVID-19 analysis
The year started with rising COVID-19 cases in Australia. The cases reached the peak by the end of the second week of the month, with around 1,40,000 cases on January 13. And, after that, there has been a decline in daily cases.
Currently, the seven-day average of daily cases is around 50,000 cases per day. Hopefully, with better testing, social distancing restrictions and vaccination, Australia will soon recover from the dreadful effects of the third wave.
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Bottom line
2022 is undoubtedly crucial for the recovery of Australia’s travel and tourism sector and thus, the central government didn’t put any travel restrictions even as cases were skyrocketing. However, Omicron is not the last variant of the coronavirus, as indicated by the WHO chief in the recent meeting. Thus, Australia needs to prepare for the future variants to avoid losing its international image in the tourism industry.
