A quick trip to New York, New Jersey or Connecticut could be much less feasible for many Americans. People traveling to the tri-state area from 31 US states now receive self-quarantine instructions for 14 days, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced Tuesday. Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont.
The restrictions are part of the three states’ joint travel advisory, which is a response to “higher rates of COVID-19 transmission in certain states,” describes the New York state coronavirus website. The governors first announced the notice on June 24 and updated the required states to quarantine each week, depending on their number of positive cases.
Travelers to New York from states with a positive test rate greater than 10 per 100.00 citizens or a test positivity rate greater than 10% of a seven-day moving average must be quarantined, according to a press release from the June State Department of Health.
Ten states were added to the travel notice Tuesday, including Virginia, Washington and Alaska, and one, Minnesota, was withdrawn, according to a press release from Cuomo’s office.
“As infection rates increase in another 41 states, our numbers continue to decline steadily, thanks to the hard work of New Yorkers and our incremental openness based on data,” Cuomo said in the statement. “Yesterday, we had the lowest death toll since the pandemic began, and no deaths in New York City. While today’s numbers are encouraging, we must remain vigilant.”
People are quarantined for 14 days from the last time they were in contact with the mentioned state. The notice does not apply to essential workers, according to the New York Department of Health press release.
To ensure travelers from designated states comply with the restrictions, individuals must complete a State Department of Health traveler form upon entering the state, according to the New York coronavirus website.
The Empire State, once the epicenter of the coronavirus, has since been largely successful in stopping the spread of the disease. Coronavirus hospitalizations recently fell to its lowest number since mid-March in the state.
The whole state is now in Phase 4 of reopening Starting Monday, allowing low-risk hobbies and entertainment at 33% capacity, according to the governor. Media production can now be carried out and professional sports can be practiced, albeit without fans, also in Phase 4. New York City is operating under a modified version of Phase 4 that does not allow the reopening of restaurants or centers. indoor commercials.
While New York and much of the Northeast have seen a decline in cases, dozens of other states in the US they are now experiencing an increase in the virus. The counties of California, Illinois, Arizona and Florida now have the highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
The United States has the highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases of any country in the world, with 3,858,686 cases, according to Johns Hopkins. There have been 141,426 deaths as a result of the virus in the U.S.
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