CHICAGO — More states have been moved into the less-risky tier of Chicago’s Emergency Travel Order — but the city still recommends Chicagoans don’t travel.
The Chicago Department of Public Health’s order is meant to keep Chicagoans safe and protect the city by limiting the chances for coronavirus to spread during the pandemic.
As the pandemic has started to subside across the United States, there are now 18 states and two territories in the system’s less serious category, dubbed Yellow. That category is for states with a rolling, seven-day average of fewer than 15 confirmed cases per day per 100,000 residents.
People traveling to Chicago from a place in the Yellow category don’t need to quarantine or get a negative COVID-19 test. But they must still wear masks, practice social distancing and avoid in-person gatherings in the city, according to the Chicago Department of Public Health.
The other category, dubbed Orange, is for states with a rolling, seven-average of 15 or more confirmed cases per day per 100,000 residents.
People traveling from a place in the Orange category to Chicago must quarantine for 10 days upon arrival or must get a negative COVID-19 test no more than 72 hours before getting to the city.
Even those who get a negative test must still wear masks, practice social distancing and avoid in-person gatherings, according to the city’s rules.
People who have been fully vaccinated and have not had symptoms of COVID-19 do not need to quarantine upon arrival or get a negative test, according to the Chicago Department of Public Health. To be considered fully vaccinated, a person must have waited until two weeks after the second dose of their two-dose vaccine or two weeks after the only dose of a one-dose vaccine.
Even people who are fully vaccinated must monitor their health for 14 days after arriving in Chicago; if they experience symptoms of COVID-19, they must isolate until getting a test and being clinically evaluated, according to the health department. They must also still follow protective measures, like wearing a mask, social distancing and avoiding crwods.
There are still some exceptions to the order: People can travel for medical care and parental shared custody, and essential workers can travel for business. But essential workers who travel for business must limit their activities to work-related functions and avoid public spaces.
And people who have had layovers in Orange states do not need to quarantine.
The latest update goes into effect Friday. The list of states in each category is updated every two weeks.
People found violating the quarantine order could be fined $100-$500 per day, up to $7,000.
The list:
Yellow
• Arkansas
• Hawaii
• Idaho
• Indiana
• Louisiana
• Maine
• Maryland
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• Nebraska
• Nevada
• North Dakota
• Oregon
• Puerto Rico
• Texas
• Washington
• Washington, D.C.
• Wisconsin
Orange
• Alabama
• Alaska
• Arizona
• California
•.Colorado
• Connecticut
• Delaware
• District of Columbia
• Florida
• Georgia
• Iowa
• Kansas
• Kentucky
• Massachusetts
• Montana
• New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• New York
• New Mexico
• North Carolina
• Ohio
• Oklahoma
• Pennsylvania
• Rhode Island
• South Carolina
• South Dakota
• Tennessee
• Utah
• Vermont
• Virginia
• West Virginia
• Wyoming
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February 24, 2021 at 12:13AM
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