{"id":121605,"date":"2020-12-24T06:36:08","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T10:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=121605"},"modified":"2020-12-24T06:37:18","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T10:37:18","slug":"new-york-forces-quarantine-for-international-visitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/new-york-forces-quarantine-for-international-visitors\/","title":{"rendered":"New York forces quarantine for international visitors"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BBC-New York City has introduced quarantine rules for international travellers following emergence of new Covid variants in countries like the UK.<\/b><\/p>

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Mayor Bill de Blasio said all visitors would be ordered to stay for 14 days at the address they provided on arrival.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He said anyone arriving from the UK would be visited by sheriff’s deputies to ensure they abide by the rules.<\/p>

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Those who breach them will be fined $1,000 (\u00a3737) a day, Mr de Blasio warned.<\/p>

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About 18.4m coronavirus cases and more than 326,000 deaths have been recorded across the US, according to Johns Hopkins University.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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New York City was at the epicentre of America’s coronavirus outbreak earlier this year, and has again become one of the country’s worst-affected states.<\/p>

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In a statement, Mayor de Blasio said all inbound international travellers must provide their contact details.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“We are really serious about the fact that if you violate quarantine you’re creating a danger for everyone else,” said Mr de Blasio.<\/p>

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“We are in the final battle here, all we have to do is get through these holidays,” he added.<\/p>

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