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Connecticut says it has issued its first $ 3,000 in fines to a few residents who failed to comply with the state’s new coronavirus travel advice.
Gov. Ned Lamont announced Monday that the two individuals were both fined $ 1,000 for failing to fill out public health forms when they flew back from Louisiana and Florida weeks ago – two states reporting higher numbers of confirmed cases. One of those residents was fined $ 1,000 after informing his staff officials that he refused 14 days of self-quarantine, as required by the restrictions, he added.
“See I hate to do it, but we’ll be serious and show people that we’re serious about this,” Lamont told a news conference.
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont talks to reporters before investigating storm damage on Friday. On Monday, he announced the first fines in connection with the state’s coronavirus travel advice. (AP)
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“The number of people fleeing our state from COVID-infected areas is staggering. I think people are self-policing and self-regulating, but that’s not all, ‘he added. “We wanted to send a message loud and clear.”
The state says, under its travel advice, “anyone traveling in Connecticut from a state that has a new daily positive test rate exceeding 10 per 100,000 population or a state with a 10% or higher positivity rate over a seven-day rolling average. focused on self-quarantine for a 14-day period from the time of the last contact within the identified state. “
As of Wednesday, there are 34 states and territories on the list, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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The residents who were fined live in Hartford and Windham Counties, according to Josh Geballe, Connecticut’s chief executive.
However, it is not immediately clear if they carried the coronavirus on their return to Connecticut.
‘This is real. “We need people to follow these rules, we need people to comply,” Geballe said Monday.
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“The message that people need to understand is that there will be more research, we need to fill out the form,” he warned. “If you have to quarantine, we expect you to do so and if not, there will be consequences.”
Connecticut has so far reported 50,684 cases of coronavirus since the onset of the outbreak, killing 4,444.
