CT Expands Coronavirus Travel Quarantine To 33 Areas

CONNECTICUT — Two states have been added to Connecticut's coronavirus travel advisory list, bringing the total number of areas to 33.

As of Sept. 1, travelers from Alaska and Montana must quarantine for 14 days when they enter Connecticut, New York and New Jersey.

States are put on the advisory list if they have a daily positive coronavirus test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents or a 10 percent or higher positive rate over a seven-day rolling average. Failure to self-quarantine or to complete a travel health form carries a civil penalty of $1,000 for each violation.

Travelers are required to self-quarantine at their home, a hotel or other temporary lodging. Connecticut, New York and New Jersey are all asking hotels to communicate the 14-day self-quarantine requirements to guests who have traveled from one of the affected states.

There are some exceptions to the rule. Workers traveling from affected states to Connecticut and vice versa who work in critical infrastructure as designated by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, including students in exempt health care professions, and any state, local and federal officials and employees, are exempt from the self-quarantine requirement when such travel is work-related. Such essential workers are required to complete the travel health form, however.

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As of Sept. 1, the following 33 locations are included in Connecticut's travel advisory:

• Alabama
• Alaska
• Arkansas
• California
• Florida
• Georgia
• Guam
• Hawaii
• Iowa
• Idaho
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Kansas
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Minnesota
• Missouri
• Mississippi
• Montana
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Nebraska
• Nevada
• Oklahoma
• Puerto Rico
• South Carolina
• South Dakota
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Utah
• Virgin Islands
• Virginia
• Wisconsin

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