NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo said airlines have agreed to hand out forms for travelers to fill out before landing in New York if they are arriving from a state with a high coronavirus infection rate.
Under a travel advisory issued earlier this month, people coming into New York from coronavirus hotspots are being asked to quarantine for 14 days to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The quarantine applies to any person arriving from a state with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents over a 7-day rolling average or a state with a 10 percent or higher positivity rate over a 7-day rolling average.
Currently, 19 states meet that threshold.
The information from the forms could help New York with enforcing the quarantine.
"The airlines have agreed to hand out forms on the flights coming into New York where on that form it will ask you where you're coming from, where are you staying, and we need you to quarantine," Cuomo said Wednesday.
Last month, Cuomo said the state was also in talks with federal authorities about what they would be willing to do, including the possibility of a customs-like check-in at the airport.
Cuomo has said those who violate the quarantine could face mandatory quarantine and fines of $2,000 for the first violation, $5,000 for second and up to $10,000 if you "cause harm."