Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced that domestic travelers will no longer be required to quarantine after entering New York from another U.S. State or U.S. Territory starting April 1. However, the NYS Department of Health still recommends quarantine after domestic travel as an added precaution. Mandatory quarantine and CDC Testing and International Air Travel Guidance remain in effect for international travelers until further notice. All travelers must continue to fill out the Traveler Health Form, whether they are required to quarantine or not.
Until April 1, all travelers who have been outside of New York must continue to follow the current New York State Travel Advisory, the Interim Guidance for Quarantine Restrictions on Travelers Arriving in New York State Following Out of State Travel and the CDC Testing and International Air Travel Guidance.
This means anyone who travels outside of New York State to a state other than Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts or Vermont before April 1, 2021 is still required to quarantine upon return, unless they qualify for any exemptions that have been added to the current New York State guidance.
Key provisions of the college protocols, CDC guidance and NYS advisory are summarized below.
College Protocols
All students and employees traveling from a non-contiguous state (any state besides Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts or Vermont) or territory or international location, by air or by other means of transportation, are required to complete the New York State Traveler Health Form at the airport or online, and submit a photo or screenshot of the last page to Health Services at healthservice@hvcc.edu. Health Services will track the traveler’s quarantine and/or testing status and provide clearance to return to campus once the quarantine and/or testing requirements have been met. Beginning April 1, this form will no longer be required to be submitted to Health Services for domestic travel, but will be required for international travel.
Hudson Valley Community College requires that all faculty, staff, students, visitors and contractors, who are not exempt from quarantine, remain off campus for 10 days after returning from any travel to a non-contiguous state (any state besides Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts or Vermont) or international location, or submit negative COVID-19 test result(s) required by the provisions for “testing out” of the 10-day quarantine. Health Services will track the status of any travelers. Travelers should not return to campus until cleared by Health Services.
Returning travelers should not participate in the college’s pooled testing until the 10 day quarantine has been completed or a negative result has been received from their second COVID-19 test, administered on day four (4) after arriving in New York. The college’s pooled testing should not be used to clear a traveler from quarantine. COVID-19 test sites can be searched on the New York State Department of Health website.
International Travel
Current CDC guidance requires air passengers traveling to the U.S. from another country to show either documentation to the airline, before boarding the flight, of having recovered from COVID-19 within the previous three (3) months or a negative test result from no more than three (3) days prior to day of travel. This applies to both U.S. residents and visitors from other countries. After arrival in the U.S., travelers must either quarantine for seven (7) days AND take a COVID-19 test three to five (3 to 5) days after travel, OR quarantine for the full 10 days without a test. This requirement applies to all international travelers, whether they were tested before boarding, have recovered from a previous COVID infection, or are fully vaccinated. International travelers must continue to fill out the Traveler Health Form.
Domestic Travel
Domestic Travel to contiguous states: Travelers from states that are contiguous with New York (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont) are exempt from the travel advisory. No quarantine, testing or Traveler Health Form completion is required.
- Domestic Travel of less than 24 hours to non-contiguous states: Domestic travelers to non-contiguous states (states other than Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, or Vermont), who were out of state for less than 24 hours:
- Do not need a test prior to their departure from the other state, and do not need to quarantine upon arrival in New York State.
- Must complete the Traveler Health Form upon entry into New York State.
- Must obtain a COVID-19 diagnostic test four (4) days after their arrival in New York
- Domestic Travel of more than 24 hours to non-contiguous states: All travelers entering New York from a state that is not a contiguous state who have been outside of New York for more than 24 hours must complete the Traveler Health Form, along with all of the following:
- Obtain a COVID-19 test within three (3) days of departure, prior to arrival in New York
- Upon arrival in New York, quarantine for three (3) days.
- Obtain another COVID-19 test on day four (4) of their quarantine.
- If both tests come back negative, the traveler may exit quarantine early upon receipt of the second negative diagnostic test.
- Travelers who do not obtain a test prior to arrival in New York and/or on the fourth day in New York must quarantine for 10 days.
Quarantine Exemptions
Domestic travelers to New York may be exempt from quarantine if they satisfy one of the following criteria:
- Asymptomatic individuals who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 do not need to quarantine during the first three (3) months after being fully vaccinated, if such travelers:
- Are fully vaccinated (i.e., it has been more than two weeks since they received the second vaccine dose in a two-dose series, or more than two weeks since they received one dose of a single-dose vaccine); AND
- It has been less than three (3) months since they received the last vaccine in the series; AND
- They have remained asymptomatic since their last COVID-19 exposure, if exposure has occurred.
- Asymptomatic individuals who have previously been diagnosed with a laboratory-confirmed case of COVID-19 and have since recovered are not required to retest and quarantine within three (3) months after the date of symptom onset from the initial COVID-19 infection, or date of their first positive diagnostic test if they were asymptomatic during their illness.
All travelers must complete the NYS Traveler Health Form upon arrival into New York.
Published: Tue, 16 Mar 2021 12:15:09 +0000 by l.vivekanand