NEW YORK (WBEN) -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday that the state was doing away with its quarantine list and moving to a new testing policy for people arriving in the state.
"There will be no quarantine list," Cuomo said, adding that it had become too unwieldy, with more states on it than not on it. "There will be one rule that applies across the country."
The governor said under the new rule, people coming to New York from out of state must have proof they've tested negative in the three days before their arrival.
They also must quarantine for three days upon arrival and can then take a test on the fourth day. If that test is also negative, then that person is released from quarantine. If the test is positive, then they must remain in quarantine.
If someone chooses not to get tested, then they must stay in quarantine for 14 days.
"So the mandatory quarantine is actually three days upon arrival. You can take a test on the fourth day, test says you're negative, that's that," Cuomo said.
New Yorkers who travel outside the state for less than 24 hours don't have to quarantine but must take a test within four days upon arrival. If the test says they're positive, then they must stay in quarantine.
The new policy applies to travel from every state except the contiguous states bordering New York, including New Jersey and Connecticut.
