Governor Ned Lamont provided the latest details in the state's battle with COVID-19 Monday afternoon and said Connecticut will join New York with stricter rules for travelers.
Lamont said travelers from states with high COVID-19 infection rates must provide contact information and quarantine for 14-days. The Governor echoed the same sentiments as New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
Gov. Cuomo announced that travelers from states that require quarantine, with higher infection rates, must provide contact information once they arrive in New York. If they refuse or fail to do so, they could face serious penalties.
When Gov. Cuomo, Lamont, and Murphy of New Jersey announced a travel advisory for high-infection states, Gov. Lamont did not lay forth detailed plans on enforcement. The advisory was asking people from those states, or Connecticut residents who traveled from those states to self-quarantine for 14 days.
During Monday's briefing, Gov. Lamont released the last three days of state COVID numbers: 23 new cases, 23 deaths, with an average of about 10,000 tests per day with 7% rate for positive tests
Last week, Gov. Lamont discussed education and how the state will deal with students returning in the fall.
The State Department of Education recently issued a 50-page-report full of specific Covid-19 regulations school districts are to follow when reopening, similar to CDC guidelines including desks six feet apart, empty rows between students, and staggered arrival and dismissal times
Instruction will primarily be in person, but state guidelines allow for parents to choose not to send their children to class based on the individual. Additionally, face masks must be worn inside the classroom and on the bus .
Recently, the WHO released a report saying the virus is released during exhalation, talking, and coughing in microdroplets small enough to remain aloft in the air. Connecticut released a detailed plan of returning students back to the classroom, saying students and staff must wear masks at all times when inside the building while continuing to social distancing. Lamont said the state is on the right track to reopen in early September.
