New York State announces new COVID-19 travel policy, replaces quarantine list

Cuomo says the local health departments will be in charge of enforcement.

GOOD EVENING... I'MJEFF RUSACK.IT'S OUT WITH THOLD AND IN WITH THENEW.THE STATE IS NOWENFORCING A NEWCOVID-19 TRAVELPOLICY... WHICHREPLACES THETRAVEL ADVISORYQUARANTINE LIST.HERE ARE DETAILSOF THE NEW POLICY:IF YOU PLAN ONTRAVELING TO NYORK, YOU MUSTTAKE A COVID-19TEST, AND HAVEPROOF OF ANEGATIVE RESULTWITHIN 3 DAYS OFARRIVING.ONCE YOU ARRIVE INNEW YORK, YOUMUST QUARANTINEFOR 3 DAYS.ON THE 4TH DAY YOUCAN TAKE A COVID-19TEST.IF THE TEST ISNEGATIVE YOU CANGO ABOUT YOURBUSINESS, BUT IF IT'SPOSITIVE YOU MUSTREMAIN INQUARANTINE FORTWO WEEKS.IF YOU CHOOSE NOTTO GET TESTED ONTHE 4TH DAY THENYOU MUST REMAIN INQUARANTINE FOR 14DAYS.NEW YORKERS WHOTRAVEL OUTSIDE OFNEW YORK FOR LESSTHAN 24 HOURS MUSTTAKE A TEST WITHINFOUR DAYS OF THEIRARRIVAL.

IF THE TESTSYAS THEY'REPOSITIVE, THEN WEGO INTO CONTACTTRACING MODE,ETC... QUARANTINIF YOU ARE A NEWYORKER WHO LEAVESTHE STATE FOR MORETHAN 24 HOURS, YOUMUST FOLLOW THENEW POLICY FOR OUTOF STATE VISITORS.CUOMO SAYS THENEW POLICY APPLIESTO EVERY STATEEXCEPT FORBORDERING STATESSUCH ASCONNECTICUT, NEWJERSEY ANDPENNSYLVANIA DUETO THEINTERCONNECTEDNATURE OF THEREGION.THE GOVERNOR SAYSLOCAL HEALTHDEPART