Chicago updates emergency vacation purchase, 24 states, DC now in ‘orange tier’

CHICAGO —The Chicago Section of Community Well being updated the emergency travel get on Tuesday.

The travel purchase was current to include 24 states and Washington D.C. in the “orange tier,” meaning they are spots where by men and women want to quarantine or have a damaging COVID-19 check in advance of arrival in Chicago.

The orange tier states together with the following:

  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • Rhode Island
  • Florida
  • Delaware
  • Connecticut
  • Colorado
  • Vermont
  • Pennsylvania
  • South Dakota
  • Massachusetts
  • Tennessee
  • Alaska
  • Virginia
  • New Hampshire
  • Minnesota
  • Michigan
  • West Virginia
  • Maryland
  • Maine
  • North Dakota
  • Nebraska
  • Iowa
  • Ohio
  • District of Columbia

The metropolis mentioned all those who are completely vaccinated and have not experienced indications are exempt from the quarantine or pre-arrival exam.

Being totally vaccinated indicates a individual is at minimum two months immediately after acquiring the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine or two weeks from the one dose.

People traveling ought to still put on a mask and apply social distancing.

According to the wellbeing section, this is how the metropolis defines its tiers:

  • Yellow: States with a rolling 7-working day regular a lot less than 15 conditions/day/100k inhabitants.
    • No quarantine or pre-arrival examination required. Manage demanding masking, social distancing and avoidance of in-particular person gatherings
  • Orange: States have a rolling 7-working day average earlier mentioned 15 instances/day/100k residents 
    • 10-day quarantine OR pre-arrival damaging check no far more than 72 hours ahead of arrival in Chicago with stringent masking, social distancing and avoidance of in-particular person gatherings
      or
    • Be absolutely vaccinated, as defined as two weeks immediately after the 2nd dose of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine or two months right after one particular dose of a one-dose vaccine and not have symptoms

The adhering to states drop less than the yellow tier:

  • Oklahoma
  • Mississippi
  • New Mexico
  • Indiana
  • Arkansas
  • Louisiana
  • Nevada
  • Kansas
  • Wisconsin
  • Washington
  • California
  • Wyoming
  • Missouri
  • Oregon
  • Puerto Rico
  • Hawaii
  • Utah
  • Arizona
  • Texas
  • Kentucky
  • Idaho
  • Montana
  • Alabama
  • Ga
  • South Carolina
  • North Carolina

Far more info on the Chicago Dept of Health’s website.