Thursday, August 6, 2020

Research Current Covid Travel restrictions before leave for your destination

 Daily, states are changing their travel restrictions for people entering their states to prevent the spread of Covid 19.  You need to understand what those restrictions are before you leave your current home state to relocate to a new one.  

These restrictions are getting tougher as the spread of Covid widens.  Here is but one example of how strict the regulations are getting.

BOSTON (AP) — Travelers to Massachusetts, including residents returning home after out-of-state trips, face $500-per-day fines if they refuse to comply with a new executive order requiring them to quarantine for 14 days to control the spread of the coronavirus, Gov. Charlie Baker announced Friday.

The order that takes effect Aug. 1 comes at the height of the summer tourist season and not long before tens of thousands of college students typically flock to the state for the start of fall classes.

There are exemptions for people coming from low-risk states, which currently include New York, New Jersey, Maine and Hawaii, and for people who can prove they have had a negative COVID-19 test no more than 72 hours prior to arriving in Massachusetts, the Republican governor said at a news conference.

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