
CDC adds a Caribbean getaway to its 'high' risk travel category
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added just one destination -- the British Virgian Islands -- to its "high" risk level for Covid-19 on Monday.
(CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added one destination -- a relaxed Caribbean playground -- to its "high" category for Covid-19 risk.
The British Virgin Islands moved up to Level 3 on Monday; it previously had been at Level 2.
The islands are known for the famous Virgin Gorda Baths (a bay dotted with giant granite boulders); water sports such as diving and sailing; and a pace that is more casual than some of the Caribbean's hot spots.

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