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Leaving the U.S. is Easier Now—It’s Getting Back That Could Be the Problem
GettyImagine that perfect tropical beach vacation—the kind with tranquil, turquoise waters and white sandy beaches shaded by palm trees. You’ve got a few days of drinking and relaxing in your sights, and some shops and local adventures that you want to hit later in the day, before drinking and relaxing near the water some more in the evening.South of its partying cousin, Cancun, Playa del Carmen is a lazier, low-pressure getaway that could be such a place. But as Diana Schmidt recently discovered, vacation plans for those who test positive for COVID-19 can turn a chill vacation into a complicated mess.“We were excited to come down here,” Schmidt tells The Daily Beast. “I’ve never stayed at an all-inclusive in Mexico.” She is a neonatal nurse practitioner at Children’s Hospital in Minnesota and she was joining her daughter for a spring break trip at the Panama Jack Resort.Originally, the trip was going to be three girls and their mothers.“One mom ended up testing…
