{"id":204618,"date":"2020-07-28T11:26:46","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T16:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=204618"},"modified":"2020-07-28T15:20:06","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T20:20:06","slug":"north-dakotans-traveling-to-chicago-2-weeks-quarantine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=204618","title":{"rendered":"ND travelers to Chicago, 2 weeks quarantine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CHICAGO (AP) \u2014 People traveling from Missouri, Wisconsin, Nebraska and <strong>North Dakota<\/strong> to Chicago will have to quarantine for two weeks upon arrival or face possible fines starting Friday. Chicago officials issued the quarantine order in early July. Initially, it applied to travelers from 15 states but has been updated weekly based on increasing numbers of confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The latest expansion announced Tuesday brings the total number of affected states to 22. Dr. Allison Arwady, commissioner of Chicago\u2019s Department of Public Health, says city residents who work in Wisconsin or vice versa can continue commuting if their job requires it but should otherwise limit their activities.<\/p>\n<p>Other notes&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>New York State full quarantine list:<\/strong> now includes Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, <strong>North Dakota,<\/strong> North Carolina, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Washington, D.C. and Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p id=\"P25XQIMUT5BNZI3SVWFCKB5EGQ\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">The quarantine applies to any state with a positive coronavirus testing rate higher than 10 people per 100,000 residents or with an overall positive rate of 10% or higher, both based on seven-day rolling averages.<\/p>\n<p id=\"AEYX2B6JUREDFESESBUTOQ3I4Y\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">The state has been enforcing the quarantine by sending teams to airports to meet incoming travelers. All travelers from states on the quarantine list must also fill out a form when arriving, which collects contact information, where they\u2019re coming from and where they\u2019re going.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Washington, D.C., Quarantine List:<\/strong>\u00a0 has placed <strong>North Dakota<\/strong> on a list of high-risk coronavirus states. That means anyone from North Dakota on \u201cnonessential travel\u201d to the nation\u2019s capital must self-quarantine for 14 days once they arrive. People on \u201cessential\u201d travel must self-monitor for 14 days, limit contact with others and quarantine if they experience COVID-19 symptoms. The Bismarck Tribune reports DC\u2019s definition of \u201cessential travel\u201d includes government functions but does not include tourism. The designation comes as active cases of COVID-19 in North Dakota reached a new high. Active cases on Monday rose to 1,058, which is 33 more than Sunday\u2019s high.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHICAGO (AP) \u2014 People traveling from Missouri, Wisconsin, Nebraska and North Dakota to Chicago will have to quarantine for two weeks upon arrival or face possible fines starting Friday. Chicago officials issued the quarantine order in early July. 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