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Title: Texans must quarantine for 14 days when traveling to NY, NJ, CT
Post by: Elderberry on June 24, 2020, 11:28:47 pm

Houston Chronicle by  Taylor Goldenstein June 24, 2020

Texans traveling to New York, New Jersey or Connecticut will now have to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival, marking a turning of the tables from when the Lone Star State did the same in late March at the start of the pandemic.

The move is the latest sign of Texas emerging as a hotspot for COVID-19 in the U.S. The state recorded a record number of new infections in one day Tuesday with more than 5,000, up from the previous high of 4,600 last Friday. New cases hit the 5,000 mark again on Wednesday.

“It doesn’t matter what region of the state of Texas that you’re in,” Gov. Greg Abbott told TV station KAUZ Wednesday. “People need to recognize that this is spreading, and as a result, people need to go back to those best practices to contain the spread.”

More: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/Texas-travelers-must-quarantine-when-arriving-in-15363288.php (https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/Texas-travelers-must-quarantine-when-arriving-in-15363288.php)