Most people arriving in New York state will now need to self-isolate for at least three days and then be tested for the coronavirus, Governor Andrew Cuomo, who has set up one of the plans for the virus, said on Saturday. most severe quarantines in the United States.
If the test is negative, the person concerned will no longer be forced into solitary confinement.
Until now, people arriving in New York State from a US state in which the epidemic was progressing had to isolate themselves at home or in a hotel for 14 days, regardless of the results of any tests. suffered during this period.
New York was one of the regions of the world hardest hit by COVID-19 in the spring but now has one of the lowest test positivity rates in the United States.
Now, travelers arriving in the state will also have to be able to prove that a test taken in the three days before their departure for New York was negative, the governor said during a teleconference.
These rules will not apply to residents of neighboring states, and other rules will be enacted for residents of New York State who leave New York State for less than 24 hours.
A three-day isolation period violates the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) rules, which call for 14-day isolation after potential exposure to the coronavirus.
Andrew Cuomo’s services did not respond to questions about the differences between the new local rules and the CDC’s recommendations.
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Most people arriving in New York state will now need to self-isolate for at least three days and then be tested for the coronavirus, Governor Andrew Cuomo, who has set up one of the plans for the virus, said on Saturday. most severe quarantines in the United States.
If the test is negative, the person concerned will no longer be forced to …
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