Travelers from 31 states experiencing a build-up in COVID-19 instances will now be asked to quarantine the property for two weeks upon arrival in New Jersey, Gov. Phil Murphy said Tuesday.
After being removed from the list last week, Delaware is again included in the notice. Alaska, Indiana, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, Virginia and Washington were also added.
Minnesota, which joined last week, has now been eliminated.
When the notice took effect in June, there were only nine states on the list, an indication of the progression of coronavirus in much of the United States.
Other states included in the notice include Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin.
The notice applies to states where the COVID-19 positive verification rate is more than 10 people consistent with 100,000 inhabitants or states with a positivity rate of 10% or more on a seven-day moving average.
States are removed from the list as soon as they no longer exceed those reference points. The list is updated weekly.
During the era of self-isolation, other people must stay in their homes, hotels or other accommodations for 14 days. They only go out to see a doctor or get mandatory items, such as food.
New Jersey citizens returning from COVID-19 hotspots also adhere to voluntary quarantine protocols.
“It’s amazing that all New Jerseyers remain committed to defeating COVID-19 through remaining vigilant and continuing our collective efforts to reduce new instances and transmission rates across the state,” Murphy said.
“In order to prevent further outbreaks in New Jersey and continue our guilt-recovery and restart procedure, I strongly inspire all other people arriving from those critical states to proactively pass a COVID-19 check and a self-quarantine.”
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