CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Indiana has been added to Chicago’s self-quarantine list, and now the city and Illinois are effectively surrounded by states that are considered COVID hot spots.
“All around us, there is trouble. Indiana has a poorly controlled outbreak,” Chicago Health Commissioner Allison Arwady said Tuesday.
The city over the summer began compiling a list of states with alarming coronavirus metrics. Its emergency travel order is updated each Tuesday, and travelers from states on the list are expected to self-isolate for 14 days if they are staying in Chicago.
Similarly, Chicagoans returning from these states are expected to self-isolate so that the virus is not spread here.
The latest list includes 25 states and Puerto Rico. All states on Illinois’ borders are on the list: Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri and Wisconsin.
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