14-Day CA Quarantine Called For Travelers, Residents

Gov. Gavin Newsom and state public health officials issued a travel advisory Friday morning, asking anyone arriving in the Golden State after recreational travel to self-quarantine for 14 days. This comes after California just reported a “sobering threshold” of 1 million coronavirus cases.

This advisory includes Californians returning home after traveling outside of their home state and visitors from elsewhere who are arriving in California. Travelers are asked to interact only with their immediate household.

The advisory does not apply to those who are traveling for work, school, medical care, health, safety and security, and economic services and supply chains, state officials said in the advisory.

Travel can be particularly risky on airplanes, buses, or rail systems shared with others, officials said.

“Californians are encouraged to stay home or in their region and avoid non-essential travel to other states or countries,” the advisory states. “Avoiding travel can reduce the risk of virus transmission and bringing the virus back to California.”