CDC Issues Domestic Travel Advisory for New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut Residents

CDC Issues Domestic Travel Advisory for New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut Residents

The Center for Disease and Control issued a domestic travel advisory for New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut residents on Saturday night.

The CDC said that due to extensive community transmission of COVID -19 in the area, CDC urges residents of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut to refrain from non-essential domestic travel for 14 days effective immediately. 

This Domestic Travel Advisory does not apply to employees of critical infrastructure industries, including but not limited to trucking, public health professionals, financial services, and food supply.  These employees of critical infrastructure, as defined by the Department of Homeland Security (https://www.cisa.gov/publication/guidance-essential-critical-infrastructure-workforce), have a special responsibility to maintain normal work schedules.  The Governors of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut will have full discretion to implement this Domestic Travel Advisory.

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President Donald Trump tweeted, "On the recommendation of the White House CoronaVirus Task Force, and upon consultation with the Governor’s of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, I have asked the @CDCgov to issue a strong Travel Advisory, to be administered by the Governors, in consultation with the........Federal Government. A quarantine will not be necessary. Full details will be released by CDC tonight. Thank you!"