Rhode Island governor Gina Raimondo issued a controversial order on Friday directing state authorities to track down New Yorkers fleeing the coronavirus and make sure they were self-quarantining themselves. Now it applies to everyone entering the state.
A member of the military police speaks to an out-of-state driver on Sunday at a checkpoint in Richmond, Rhode Island, that was set up in the first rest stop on I-95 after the Connecticut–Rhode Island border. Photo: Scott Eisen/Getty Images We’re committed to keeping our readers informed.
On Friday, Raimondo issued an executive order instructing state authorities to stop drivers with New York plates and order them to self-quarantine for 14 days, and she said that state and local authorities would also identify where New York transplants had already relocated and go door-to-door informing them of the quarantine requirement.
That wasn’t the full story, however. Raimondo rescinded the order targeting New York residents — and issued a new one targeting anyone entering the state.
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