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U.S. Warns Against Travel to UAE, Citing High Virus Cases
- Alert comes as Dubai prepares to host Expo 2020 trade fair
- One-third of the cases in the UAE are of the delta strain
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The U.S. on Monday raised its travel warning for the United Arab Emirates to its highest level, citing a “very high level” of coronavirus in the Gulf nation.
While the UAE has one of the world’s fastest vaccination programs, daily new infections have hovered around 2,000 since March. The country has been on a “red list” for travel to the U.K. since January, putting one of the world’s busiest air routes on ice.