Rhode Island officials will order anyone coming from New York into quarantine
; that’s nearly half of the at least 115,547 cases in the entire United States. In comparison, Rhode Island currently has at least 203 confirmed cases, per the tracker.
Raimondo had previously issued an order, enforceable by law, that anyone coming to Rhode Island “in any way” from New York must be quarantined for two weeks. “That could be in a hotel, that could be in a rental property, that could be your own summer home,” she said. She announced that starting on Friday afternoon, state police will monitor highways and pull over anyone with New York plates to ask them for their contact information. Officials will order “you into quarantine if you plan to stay in Rhode Island,” she said.
Raimondo also announced that, starting Saturday, the National Guard will work with local law enforcement to go “door-to-door” in communities on the state’s border, asking if anyone has come from New York and requesting their contact information. She said officials will order any individuals who have come from New York to quarantine for 14 days.
“Obviously we will be doing out best to target those homes where we know people are likely to have come from New York,” she said.
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