KDHE amends journey COVID-19 quarantine list

TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Kansas Department of Wellness and Setting (KDHE) has amended its vacation quarantine record to insert various states and international locations – Connecticut and Pennsylvania and the countries of Andorra, Bermuda, Curacao, Poland, Serbia, and Uruguay. Two countries, Czechia and Montenegro are eliminated.

A thorough checklist of those people men and women needing to quarantine features readers and Kansans who have:

• Traveled on or soon after April 8 to Connecticut or Pennsylvania
• Traveled on or following April 8 to Andorra, Bermuda, Curacao, Poland, Serbia or Uruguay
• Traveled on or immediately after March 26 to Delaware, Michigan or Rhode Island
• Traveled on or soon after March 26 to Hungary or Jordan
• Traveled on or immediately after March 12 to New Jersey or New York
• Traveled on or immediately after March 12 to Condition of Palestine or Estonia
• Traveled on or just after Feb. 26 to San Marino
• Traveled concerning Feb. 26 – April 8 to Czechia or Montenegro.
• Attendance at any out-of-point out mass gatherings of 500 or a lot more where by people do not socially length (6 feet) and wear a mask
• Been on a cruise ship or river cruise on or right after March 15, 2020

The vacation quarantine period is 7 times with a detrimental take a look at consequence or 10 days devoid of screening, with launch from quarantine on day 8 and working day 11, respectively. Further more info on quarantine durations can be located on KDHE’s website.

For these touring internationally, the Facilities for Illness Manage and Prevention (CDC) is requiring testing inside of a few days of flights into the U.S. For even further information and facts on this and other prerequisites, stop by their internet site.

For those people who are thoroughly vaccinated (this means it has been bigger than two months considering that they finished their vaccinations) they are not required to quarantine with regards to travel if they fulfill all of the adhering to criteria:

• Are fully vaccinated (i.e., ≥2 months pursuing receipt of the next dose in a 2- dose series, or ≥2 weeks pursuing receipt of just one dose of a solitary-dose vaccine)
• Are inside 6 months next receipt of the very last dose in the series
• Have remained asymptomatic considering that the journey

People who do not satisfy all three of the over conditions should proceed to stick to current quarantine steerage for journey.

Furthermore, individuals with preceding COVID-19 ailment are not necessary to quarantine following travel if they fulfill all of the subsequent standards:

• Have proof of a past an infection supported by a good PCR or antigen exam
• Are in just 6 months following infection. If an investigation was carried out documenting the date that signs or symptoms solved, or the date isolation actions have been discontinued for asymptomatic patients, then the 6-month period can commence from that conclusion day. If those people dates are not out there, then the interval will start off from the day of the positive laboratory examination. A serology or antibody examination could not be substituted for a laboratory report of a viral diagnostic check.
• Have remained asymptomatic considering the fact that the vacation

Folks who do not meet all 3 of the higher than criteria must continue on to stick to current quarantine direction for travel.

The travel quarantine list is identified working with a system to examine new instances more than a two-week time period, then adjusted for inhabitants dimension to deliver a situation price per 100,000 populace. This offers a range that can then be when compared to the price in Kansas. Spots with appreciably bigger charges — about 3x higher — are extra to the listing.

For additional facts on COVID-19, make sure you check out the KDHE internet site.