Governors Cuomo (NY), Murphy (NJ) and Lamont (CT) Announce Joint Incoming Travel Advisory

• Effective 12:01 a.m. on June 25, 2020, all individuals traveling from states with a significant community spread of COVID-19 to NY must quarantine for a 14-day period from the time of last contact with the identified state
• The quarantine applies to any person arriving from a state with a positive test rate higher than 10 people per 100,000 residents, or a state with higher than a 10% positivity rate, over a 7-day rolling average
• Any violation of a quarantine or isolation order issued to an individual pursuant to the Commissioner of the Department of Health’s travel advisory by a local department of health or state department of health may be subject to a civil penalty of up to $10,000
• As of June 24, 2020, this advisory affects travelers from: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Utah, and Texas
  • NY, NJ, CT will continually update and publish on their respective websites a list of states to which the new advisory applies
  • The Commissioner of the Department of Health may issue additional protocols for essential workers, or for other extraordinary circumstances, when a quarantine is not possible, provided such measures continue to safeguard the public health
  • The criteria and the protocols will be coordinated with New Jersey and Connecticut
  • For more information, see: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-governor-murphy-and-governor-lamont-announce-joint-incoming-travel-advisory-all
  • The Executive Order related to this advisory is available here: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/no-205-quarantine-restrictions-travelers-arriving-new-york

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