Starting next month, visitors to Massachusetts and residents reentering the state from most other states will be subject to a new travel order and the threat of $500 per day fines for noncompliance.
SHARMAN: THIS ORDER WON’T AFFECTYOU, IN FACT, IF YOUR COMING --IF YOU ARE COMING FROM ONE OFEIGHT STATES DEEMED LOW RISK.BUT IT WILL AFFECT YOU IF YOU’RECOMING BACK HOME FROM A HOTSPOT.STARTING AUGUST 1, ANYONEENTERING MASSACHUSETTS ISREQUIRED TO FILL OUT A NEWTRAVEL FORM, ANDQUARANTINE FOR 14 DAYS UNLESSTHEY CAN PRODUCE A NEGATIVECOVID-19 TEST RESULTNO MORE THAN 72 HOURS BEFOREARRIVING IN MASSACHUSETTS.THE FINE FOR NONCOMPLIANCE?$500 A DAY.GOV.
BAKER: WE HAVE A LOWERAVERAGE FOR POSITIVE TESTS THANMANY STATES AROUND THE COUNTRY,AND WE WANT TO KEEP IT THAT WAYAS TRAVEL VOLUMES INCREASE FROMOTHER STATES AND AROUND THEWORLD.SHARMAN: THE SIGNS ARE UP ATLOGAN AIRPORT ALREADY, WARNINGPEOPLE ABOUT THE ORDER.THE GOVERNOR SAYS HE MADE THEDECISION BECAUSE THEY’RE SEEINGA BIG UPTICK IN TRAVEL, BECAUSEOF SPIKES IN OTHER STATES, ANDBECAUSE STUDENTS ARE GETTINGREADY TO COME BACK TO COLLEGE.SO WHAT ABOUT ENFORCEMENT?THE GOVERNOR SAYING THIS IS ANHONOR SYSTEM, AND LOCAL BOARDSOF HEALTH CAN ISSUE FINES.IT IS LARGELY VOLUNTARY, BUT HESAYS IT HAS WORKED WELL FOR THESTAT
Anyone coming from certain states must quarantine or they could be fined.
