Rhode Island police, National Guard begin stopping cars with NY plates and go door-to-door to enforce quarantine
By Morgan Gstalter - 03/28/20 02:25 PM EDT
Rhode Island police have begun stopping cars with New York license plates, and the National Guard will soon help officials conduct house-to-house searches to force anyone who has travelled from New York to enter isolation.
“Right now we have a pinpointed risk,†Governor Gina Raimondo (D) said, according to Bloomberg. “That risk is called New York City.â€
Raimondo on Thursday issued an executive order enforceable by law mandating that anyone who has traveled to New York via any form of transportation must enter themselves into a two-week self-quarantine.
The order applies to anyone who has been in New York within the past two weeks and will remain in place until at least April 25. The order, however, does not apply to public health, public safety or healthcare workers.
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