BOSTON — States are pulling back the welcome mat for travelers from the New York area, which is the epicenter for the nation's outbreak.
Governors in Texas, Florida, Maryland and South Carolina this week ordered people arriving from the New York area to self-quarantine for at least 14 days.
Connecticut officials have pleaded to New Yorkers not to visit unless absolutely necessary.
But the most dramatic steps taken to date come from Rhode Island, where state police are pulling over drivers with New York plates to collect their contact information and the National Guard is enforcing the order at bus stations, train stations and airports.
