New York City will set up checkpoints at entry points to the city to find travelers from states with high coronavirus infection rates and order them to quarantine for two weeks
NEW YORK — , officials said Wednesday.
"The checkpoints, I think, are going to send a very powerful message that this quarantine law is serious," Mayor Bill de Blasio said. “If you come here, you must quarantine. It is not optional,” de Blasio said. “We do not want to fine you. We do not want to penalize you. In fact, we want to help you quarantine. But if you don’t respect our laws, we will penalize you.”
The city’s rate of positive tests has been under 3 percent for the last two months, and it is counting on keeping the rate there in order toUsing the information on the registration forms, the city’s contact tracers plan to call travelers to check on whether they are quarantining, and offer them food or medicine delivery so they don’t have to go out. They may visit people in person they cannot reach by phone.
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