Lamont mulls new travel restrictions as COVID-19 surges across US
HARTFORD, Conn. (WCBS 880) — Gov. Ned Lamont is considering imposing travel restrictions as COVID-19 cases spike in Connecticut and around the country.
Connecticut, along with New Jersey and New York, previously required travelers from states with high coronavirus transmission rates to quarantine.
After lifting the restriction back in May as COVID-19 case numbers improved, Lamont is considering bringing the mandatory quarantine for travelers back as the delta variant fuels cases nationwide.
He prefers taking a regional approach to travel restrictions, working hand-in-hand with neighboring states.
"I've got to talk to my neighboring governors," Lamont said. "Right now there's nothing anticipated, but we're looking at what's going on in those states in the south that are much more infected than we are."
For now, the governor is recommending residents avoid traveling to states with high COVID-19 infection rates, including Missouri, Arkansas and Florida.
As for masks, Lamont does not intend to institute another mandate and he has no plan at present to require state employees to be vaccinated, but he is monitoring the statistics.
Connecticut's COVID positivity rate is above 2% again. Hospitalizations are up slightly.
