The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) downgraded Namibia from Level 2: Moderate Risk to Level 1: Low Risk on September 19.

To be listed Level 1: Low Risk, a destination must have had 49 or fewer new cases per 100 000 residents over the past 28 days.

The CDC also downgraded three other African nations to Level 1 – Morocco, Cape Verde and Mauritania.

Regardless of the risk classification levels, the CDC still recommends that travellers are up to date with their vaccines before travelling internationally.

Click here to learn how the CDC determines the level for COVID-19 travel health notices.