Gov.
Charlie Baker announced a new travel order that comes with a $500 fine for violators.
OTHER STATES AND AROUND THEWORLD.THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I WILLSAY TODAY IS VERY SIMPLE.EVERY TRAVELER COMING TOMASSACHUSETTS NO MATTER WHERETHEY ARE FROM HAS ARESPONSIBILITY TO HELP KEEPCOVID-19 OUT OF THECOMMONWEALTH.TODAY I AM SIGNING AN EXECUTIVEORDER THAT EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1 ISMANDATORY FOR ALL TRAVELERSENTERING MASSACHUSETTS BOTHOUT-OF-STATE TRAVELERS ANDMASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTSRETURNING HOME.THIS WILL INCLUDE STUDENTSRETURNING TO SCHOOL FOR THE FALLSEMESTER.THE NEW TRAVEL ORDER REQUIRESVISITORS AND RETURNING RESIDENTSTO FILL OUT THE MASSACHUSETTSTRAVEL FOR IN ADDITION ALLTRAVELERS MUST QUARANTINE FOR 14DAYS UNLESS THEY ARE COMING FROMA STATE WITH A LOWER RATE OFINFECTION AND TRANSMISSION SUCHAS MASSACHUSETTS.THEY CAN PRODUCE A NEGATIVECOVID-19 TEST RECENTLYADMINISTERED NO MORE THAN 72HOURS PRIOR TO ARRIVING INMASSACHUSETTS.THEY FALL INTO ONE OF A NUMBEROF LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES WITHSPECIFIC EXCEPTIONS.TRAVELERS WILL NOT BE REQUIREDTO QUARANTINE AFTER THEY RECEIVEA NEGATIVE TEST RESULT AFTERTHEY ARRIVE IN MASSACHUSETTS.EVERYONE WHO CHOOSES NOT TOQUARANTINE MUST BE ABLE TOPROVIDE PROOF OF THEIR NEGATIVETEST RESULT UPON REQUEST.THOSE WHO DO NOT COMPLY WITH THENEW TRAVEL ORDER ARE SUBJECT TOA $500 PER DAY FINE.BASED ON THE CURRENT PUBLICHEALTH DATA STARTING RIGHT NOWTHOSE LOWER RISK STATES INCLUDENEW YORK, NEW JERSEY,CONNECTI
Gov. Charlie Baker is concerned about new clusters of coronavirus cases in the state.
Starting next month, visitors to Massachusetts and residents reentering the state from most other states will be subject to a new..
