
World's largest country moves to CDC's highest risk travel category
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added Russia to its list of "very high" risk travel destinations this week.
(CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added Russia to its list of "very high" risk travel destinations this week.
On Monday afternoon, the world's largest country by area (covering more than 17 million square kilometers or 6.6 million square miles), moved up to Level 4, the agency's highest risk category. It was previously listed as Level 3, or "high" risk for Covid-19.
Belgium was also among a handful of destinations added to the Level 4 category.

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