Chicago recently updated its list of travel advisories to include every US state except Vermont, ahead of an expected spike in travel over Labor Day weekend.
The update, which was released Tuesday, includes 48 states, plus Washington DC, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. According to the update, the 48 states added to the city’s list of travel advisories are reporting more than 15 daily new cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 residents.
The travel advisory said that any unvaccinated person arriving in Chicago from any of the 48 states must receive a negative COVID-19 test at least three days before arriving in Chicago.
The advisory also noted that unvaccinated Chicagoans returning to the city after traveling to one of the 48 states are advised to get tested for COVID-19, three to five days after their return, and get tested for COVID-19. quarantined for at least seven days If unvaccinated travelers returning to Chicago do not want to be tested, they must be quarantined for 10 days.
“Even if the test is negative, stay home and self-quarantine for the full 7 days,” the notice read.
Travelers who are fully vaccinated against the new coronavirus are exempt from the advisory requirements, but are urged to follow basic mitigation measures, such as wearing masks and social distancing.
According to data released by the Chicago Department of Public Health, Mississippi is currently the state with the highest rate of new cases, averaging 106.1 new daily cases per 100,000 residents. According to the data, at least 14 other states have an average of more than 50 new daily cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 residents, according to the data.
“Unfortunately, COVID is on the rise across the United States,” Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady during a news conference earlier this week. “We are doing much better than that here in Chicago, but nevertheless, the news is not good from a COVID perspective on a national level. ”
The updated list of travel advisories comes just days before Labor Day weekend, where more Americans are likely to travel to other parts of the country.
During a recent press conference of the White House COVID-19 task force, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Dr. RochelleWalensky said that as the This is a brief summary.
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