New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says he’s okay with the CDC’s travel advisory for Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. He says it’s what the states have been telling people already.
The CDC guidance urges residents of all three states to stay home for two weeks except for essential business.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says he supports the move because it’s consistent with the stay-at-home orders already in effect in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
“This is not a lockdown. It is a travel advisory to be implemented by the states, in essence. It’s nothing that we haven’t been doing.”
The CDC advisory comes after President Donald Trump floated the idea over the weekend of a strict quarantine for the tristate area.
Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo repealed an order that required visiting New Yorkers to self-quarantine for 14 days. Her new order applies to all out-of-state visitors on nonessential business.
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