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AdvertisementMassachusetts added to states exempt from Maine’s quarantine, testing requirementsHide TranscriptShow TranscriptHAPPEN HERE IF WE'VE BEEN CLOSED FOR OVER THREE WEEKS." BEGINNING WITH BREAKING NEWS FIRST AT FOUR - GOVERNOR JANET MILLS IS áREMOVING MASSACHUSETTS FROM ITS QUARANTINE AND TESTING REQUIREMENT LIST. THAT MEANS PEOPLE COMING FROM MASSACHUSETTS NO LONGER HAVE TO QUARANTINE FOR TWO WEEKS OR GET A NEGATIVE COVID-19 TEST BEFORE COMING TO MAINE. OTHER STATES EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENT ARE NEW HAMPSHIRE, VERMONT, CONNECTICUT, NEW JERSEY AND NEW YORK. THE MILLS ADMINISTRATION STILLAdvertisementMassachusetts added to states exempt from Maine’s quarantine, testing requirementsThe Mills administration has added Massachusetts to the list of states exempt from the quarantine and testing requirements for travelers.Effective Thursday, people coming to Maine from Massachusetts no longer need to quarantine for 14 days or provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test.State officials said the decision comes after reviewing public health information that shows Massachusetts is similar to the other exempt states for COVID-19 prevalence and positivity rate.The other exempt states are Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire and Vermont."We congratulate our friends to the south on their progress in mitigating the spread of the virus and ask them to continue to take all the appropriate precautions, as we know they will, to protect their health and safety and that of Maine people,” Gov. Janet Mills said in a statement.While visitors from Massachusetts are exempt from the quarantine and testing requirements, Mills strongly recommended still obtain a test before coming to Maine.As of Thursday, Maine, adjusted for population, ranks second lowest in the nation in terms of positive cases; fifth lowest in the nation in terms of deaths; the lowest in terms of patients ever hospitalized out of the 36 states reporting; and 10th highest in the percentage of people who have recovered out of the 45 states reporting, state officials said.The Mills administration has added Massachusetts to the list of states exempt from the quarantine and testing requirements for travelers.Effective Thursday, people coming to Maine from Massachusetts no longer need to quarantine for 14 days or provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test.AdvertisementState officials said the decision comes after reviewing public health information that shows Massachusetts is similar to the other exempt states for COVID-19 prevalence and positivity rate.The other exempt states are Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire and Vermont."We congratulate our friends to the south on their progress in mitigating the spread of the virus and ask them to continue to take all the appropriate precautions, as we know they will, to protect their health and safety and that of Maine people,” Gov. Janet Mills said in a statement.While visitors from Massachusetts are exempt from the quarantine and testing requirements, Mills strongly recommended still obtain a test before coming to Maine.As of Thursday, Maine, adjusted for population, ranks second lowest in the nation in terms of positive cases; fifth lowest in the nation in terms of deaths; the lowest in terms of patients ever hospitalized out of the 36 states reporting; and 10th highest in the percentage of people who have recovered out of the 45 states reporting, state officials said.Loading more articles...

AdvertisementMassachusetts added to states exempt from Maine’s quarantine, testing requirementsHide TranscriptShow TranscriptHAPPEN HERE IF WE'VE BEEN CLOSED FOR OVER THREE WEEKS." BEGINNING WITH BREAKING NEWS FIRST AT FOUR - GOVERNOR JANET MILLS IS áREMOVING MASSACHUSETTS FROM ITS QUARANTINE AND TESTING REQUIREMENT LIST. THAT MEANS PEOPLE COMING FROM MASSACHUSETTS NO LONGER HAVE TO QUARANTINE FOR TWO WEEKS OR GET A NEGATIVE COVID-19 TEST BEFORE COMING TO MAINE. OTHER STATES EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENT ARE NEW HAMPSHIRE, VERMONT, CONNECTICUT, NEW JERSEY AND NEW YORK. THE MILLS...

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