New Jersey, New York, Connecticut To Require Visitors From States With High COVID-19 Infection Rates To Quarantine For 14 Days

RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES COULDOPEN JULY 2ND AT 25% CAPACITY.MORE NOW ON THE TRAVELADVISORY ISSUED TODAY BY NEWJERSEY, NEW YORK RANCONNECTICUT T REQUIRES PEOPLEARRIVING FROM STATES WITH HIGHCORONAVIRUS RATES TOQUARANTINE FOR 14 DAYS.PENNSYLVANIA IS NOT PART OFTHIS NEW EFFORT AIMED ATCONTROLLING THE SPREAD OF THEVIRUS.HEALTH REPORTER STEPHANIESTAHL IS GOING TO EXPLAIN NOWHOW THIS WORKS.STEPHANIE?WELL, FIRST OF ALL, UKEE,GOLF MORE MURPHY SAID THEREWILL NOT BE BORDER CHECKS,PEOPLE ARE BEING ASKED TO TAKEPERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY.COVID-19 HAS BEEN RISING INMANY OTHER STATES.BUT NOT IN THIS REGION.THAT'S WHY THE THREE GOVERNORSARE ISSUING THE QUARANTINE FORPEOPLE COMING FROM STATES WITHHIGH RATES OF COVID-19.REALLY SMART COMMON SENSESTEP OF PARTICULARLY AS WEHAVE THE THREE STATES HAVEREALLY BROKEN THE BACK OF THISNEW JERSEY GOVERNOR PHILMURPHY JOINED THE GOVERNORSFROM NEW YORK AND CONNECTICUTIN ANNOUNCING THE NEW ADVISORYTHAT SAYS PEOPLE COMING INTOTHE THREE STATES FROM PLACESWITH HIGH RATES OF COVID-19SHOULD SELF-QUARANTINE FOR 14DAYS.WE WORK VERY HARD TO GETTHE VIRAL CREWS ADMISSION RATEDOWN.WE DOESN'T WANT TO SEE IT GOUP BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLECOME INTO THIS REGION, ANDTHEY COULD LITERALLY BRING THEINFECTION WITH THEM.IT WOULDN'T BE MALICIOUS, BUTWOULD STILL BE REAL.THE MANDATORY 14-DAYQUARANTINE CURRENTLY APPLIEDTO PEOPLE TRAVELING FROMALABAMA, ARKANSAS, ARIZONA,FLORIDA, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTHCAROLINA, WASHINGTON, UTAH,AND TEXAS, THE STATESEXPERIENCING SPIKES OFCOVID-19.WE'RE ASKING FOLKS TO TAKEON A BIG AMOUNT OF PERSONALRESPONSIBILITY HERE.TO DO THE RIGHT THING FORTHEMSELVES, AS WELL AS FORTHEIR FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES,AND THE REST OF US.QUARANTINE IS BASED ONFORMULA, IF 10% OF STATES POPLAKES TEST POSITIVE, ON ASEVEN-DAY ROLLING AVERAGE,THERE IS MORE WIDESPREADCORONAVIRUS.NINE STATES CURRENTLY MEET THECRITERIA, THAT COULD CHANGE,PEOPLE COMING FROM THOSE HIGHVIRUS STATES ARE BEING ASKEDTO STAY AWAY FROM OTHER PEOPLETO KEEP COVID-19 FROMSPREADING AGAIN, INTO THEKNOTTER EAST.WE WELCOME EVERYONE TO NEWJERSEY, BUT WE SIMPLY ASK TOYOU JOIN US, IN OUR SHAREDSACRIFICE, TO KEEP OURSELVESMOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.NOW THE TRAVEL ADVISORYSTARTS TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT.GOVERNOR CUOMO SAID PEOPLE WHOVIOLATE THE QUARANTINE IN NEWYORK COULD BE FINED.GOVERNOR MURPHY SAID THEREWOULD BE NO FINES IN NEWJERSEY.WE ALSO REACHED OUT TOGOVERNOR WOLF ASKING WHYPENNSYLVANIA DIDN'T JOIN THEOTHER GOVERNORS WITH THIS