On Oct. 31, Gov. Andrew Cuomo released Executive Order 205.2, which substantially revises the quarantine restrictions on travelers arriving in New York
State. The new guidelines allow out-of-state travelers to “test out” of the mandatory 14-day quarantine. This Executive Order supersedes
and makes obsolete the prior EO that created a travel advisory list.
New Travel Advisory for Domestic Travel Effective Wednesday, Nov. 4, out-of-state travelers must be tested within three days prior to landing in New York, quarantine for a minimum of three days upon arrival, and get a test on day four of arrival. If both tests come back negative, the traveler may exit the quarantine early.
All travelers covered by the advisory are required to fill out a state Department of Health traveler health information form upon arrival. Those arriving at an airport are required to complete the form upon entering the state, and those traveling by other means of transportation must complete the form online.
Travelers who leave the airport without completing the form will be subject to a $2,000 fine and may be brought to a hearing and ordered to complete
a mandatory quarantine. Essential workers, international travelers, and states that are contiguous with New York (New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts, and Vermont) are exempt from these rules.
Non-essential workers who cannot get tested are required to quarantine. Travelers who were out of state for less than 24 hours are not required to quarantine, but they must get a test on day four of arrival in New York State.
The option to “test out” of quarantine applies only to travel quarantine and does not apply to those quarantining for 14 days after coming into contact with a
known positive case. For more information, visit https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/covid-19-travel-advisory.
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