New York, Connecticut, New Jersey To Require Travelers From 31 States To Quarantine

A travel advisory issued Tuesday will now require travelers from 31 hotspot states to quarantine for 14 days upon arriving in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. This new advisory increased the previous number of hotspots by 10, adding states like Virginia, Indiana, Alaska and Maryland.

“As infection rates increase in 41 other states, our numbers continue to steadily decline, thanks to the hard work of New Yorkers,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a statement. “Yesterday, we had our lowest death toll since the pandemic began — and with no fatalities in New York City.”

The three states agreed on a coordinated response to the coronavirus pandemic early on, due to the interlinked nature of the economies. The advisory for out-of-state travelers was first issued on June 24.

The complete list of states in this advisory now includes the following: Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

"It's only a matter of time in my book until you see the New York infection rate go up because people from the other states are coming to New York and they're now bringing the infection rate," Cuomo said. "The virus will travel. It's not a maybe or a possibly -- it will."

"One state can only do so much to protect itself from COVID," Cuomo tweeted around the same time. "The virus can and will cross state lines. There must be a national plan to get this virus under control. Five months later, we’re still waiting."