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CDC says unvaccinated travelers should avoid Hong Kong travel

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="People lie in hospital beds with temperatures falling at nighttime outside the Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong on Wednesday, as hospitals become overwhelmed with the city facing its worst COVID-19 coronavirus wave to date. AFP" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/reuters/02/17/20220216-covid19-hong-kong-afp-s.jpg"/><figcaption>People lie in hospital beds with temperatures falling at nighttime outside the Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong on Wednesday, as hospitals become overwhelmed with the city facing its worst COVID-19 coronavirus wave to date. <em>AFP</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>WASHINGTON - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday recommended unvaccinated travelers avoid travel to Hong Kong over rising COVID-19 cases.</p><p>The CDC raised its COVID-19 level for Hong Kong from Level 1: Low to Level 3: High, one level below its highest warning level. Hong Kong is facing a record number of COVID-19 fatalities and battling to control a surge in cases.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/02/28/22/covid-hit-hong-kong-considering-lockdown">COVID-hit Hong Kong considering lockdown</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/02/27/22/covid-19-demand-for-ambulances-soar-paramedics-fall-ill-in-hk">HK residents forced to wait up to 26 hours for ambulances as demand soars, paramedics fall ill</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/28/22/mga-pinoy-sa-hong-kong-hinikayat-mag-stay-at-home">Mga Pinoy sa Hong Kong, hinikayat mag stay at home bunsod ng COVID-19 5th wave infection</a></li></ul><p>The global financial hub reported a daily record high of 34,466 new coronavirus infections and 87 deaths on Monday, health authorities said.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1942191" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday recommended unvaccinated travelers avoid travel to Hong Kong over rising COVID-19 cases.