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Everything That Happened Today in the Fight Against the Coronavirus | NBC New York

Everything That Happened Today in the Fight Against the Coronavirus | NBC New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that 40 U.S. hotspots are on the New York quarantine list, apparently unmoved by Connecticut's pitch to loosen criteria as it, along with New Jersey and Pennsylvania, now meet the threshold for inclusion.

New York will not move to add either of those three states to its quarantine order; Cuomo has repeatedly said that would be impractical. A joint statement from Cuomo, Gov. Phil Murphy and Gov. Ned Lamont said that all unnecessary or non-essential travel between the states should be avoided, but residents who do cross state lines will not have to quarantine if coming from a neighboring state.

"Our states have worked together successfully in combating this pandemic since the beginning and we'll continue to do so," the governors' statement read, which also boasted about the states having some of the lowest infection rates in the country. "The travel advisory was designed to keep our respective states safe, with the understanding that we are a connected region, dependent on each other when it comes to commerce, education, and health care."

Cuomo said more details regarding any restrictions will come on Wednesday after speaking with Lamont and Murphy. It wasn't immediately clear what limiting tri-state travel would look like or how it could be enforced, but Cuomo said earlier in the day that it's a more sensical option than a quarantine.

"We are now in a situation where 43 states meet the criteria for our travel advisory. This is really a bizarre outcome, considering New York once had the highest infection rate," Cuomo said Tuesday. "There is no practical way to quarantine New York from Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Connecticut. There are just too many interchanges, interconnections, and people who live in one place and work in the other. It would have a disastrous effect on the economy."

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