The US State Department said on Monday it will boost its "Do Not Travel" guidance to about 80 percent of countries worldwide, citing "unprecedented risk to travelers" from the COVID-19 pandemic. Getting to 80 percent would imply adding nearly 130 countries.
美国国务院4月19日表示，由于新冠疫情给旅行者带来了"前所未有的风险"，美国将把全球范围内约80%的国家列入"禁止旅行"级别。这也意味着全球将有近130个国家被列入该名单。

The State Department already listed 34 out of about 200 countries as "Level 4: Do Not Travel".
此前全球200多个国家中已有34个国家被美国列入第四级别"禁止旅行"名单。

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The State Department said the move does not imply a reassessment of current health situations in some countries, but rather "reflects an adjustment in the State Department's Travel Advisory system to rely more on (the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's) existing epidemiological assessments."
美国国务院表示，此举并不意味着对一些国家目前的健康状况进行重新评估，而是"反映了国务院旅行咨询系统的调整，将更依赖(疾病控制和预防中心)现有的流行病学评估。"

The White House has given no timeline for when it might ease those restrictions.
白宫没有给出放松旅行限制的时间表。