Author Topic: Rhode Island will knock on doors and stop cars to find New Yorkers to slow the spread of coronavirus  (Read 271 times)

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https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/27/us/rhode-island-tracking-down-new-yorkers/index.html

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(CNN)Rhode Island's governor said Friday that law enforcement officers will stop cars and knock on doors in coastal communities to identify people who've been to New York state, joining other states in restricting the movements of out-of-state visitors to slow the spread of coronavirus.

Kentucky's governor says he is considering closing the border between Kentucky and Tennessee, and checkpoints have been set up in the Florida Keys to restrict access.

"Right now, we have a pinpointed risk that we need to address, and we need to be very serious and that risk is called New York City," said Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo at a news conference Friday.

Starting Saturday, Rhode Island law enforcement officers and the National Guard will be "going door-to-door" in coastal communities, asking people if they've been to New York and requesting their contact information, she said.

More scary as hell, yet better than ignoring it, coronavirus response at link...

If they find you, you get to wear a star arm band.