Chicago updates crisis vacation order, 24 states, DC now in ‘orange tier’

Penni Schewe 06/04/2021 5:48 PM

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CHICAGO —The Chicago Office of Public Overall health up to date the crisis travel buy on Tuesday.

The journey order was updated to contain 24 states and Washington D.C. in the “orange tier,” this means they are parts the place individuals will need to quarantine or have a adverse COVID-19 test before 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 stated those people who are fully vaccinated and have not had signs or symptoms are exempt from the quarantine or pre-arrival take a look at.

Getting thoroughly vaccinated means a person is at minimum two weeks right after receiving the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine or two months from the one dose.

People traveling ought to continue to put on a mask and practice social distancing.

In accordance to the health division, this is how the town defines its tiers:

Yellow: States with a rolling 7-day normal considerably less than 15 conditions/working day/100k citizens.
- No quarantine or pre-arrival check needed. Maintain rigorous masking, social distancing and avoidance of in-man or woman gatherings
Orange: States have a rolling 7-day average above 15 cases/day/100k residents
- 10-working day quarantine OR pre-arrival damaging exam no extra than 72 hours right before arrival in Chicago with stringent masking, social distancing and avoidance of in-person gatherings
  or
- Be fully vaccinated, as defined as two weeks following the 2nd dose of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine or two weeks after one dose of a solitary-dose vaccine and not have signs and symptoms