In the northeastern states imposed quarantine for visitors from the southern United States

The governors of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut on Wednesday, June 24, introduced a mandatory 14-day quarantine for visitors from eight other states, where there is now a surge in COVID-19 infections.

Губернатор Нью-Джерси Фил Мерфи заявил, что новые жесткие меры — это «разумный шаг» на фоне того, что в США зафиксирован второй по величине всплеск заражений коронавирусом с начала марта.

White House spokesman Judd Deere said President Donald Trump, who has just returned from Arizona and is planning to visit New Jersey this weekend, is not subject to quarantine because he is “not a civilian.” Deer said that all people working in the immediate vicinity of the president, including White House employees, guests and the press, are regularly tested for COVID-19 with a consistently negative result.

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The 14-day quarantine applies to visitors from the southern states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and the western states of Arizona and Utah.

According to the governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, violators of the order, which takes effect from midnight, face a fine of $ 1000 for the first violation and $ 5000 for the second.

While coronavirus outbreaks in major American cities were suppressed in May, testing shows that the virus has moved to agricultural areas and other areas that have not been previously infected.

A pandemic could also erupt in states that opened earlier than others in an attempt to mitigate the destructive effects of bans on the local economy.

On Wednesday, June 24, three states reported a record increase in the number of infections: Florida, Oklahoma and South Carolina. Earlier this week, record highs of infections were recorded in California, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, Texas and Wyoming.

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On Tuesday, June 23, almost 36 cases of infection were detected throughout the country - this is the highest rate after April 000, when 24 cases were detected as a result of testing.

According to the revised model, published on Wednesday, June 24, it is predicted that the number of deaths in the US by October 1 will reach almost 180 people, which is 000 less than the latest forecast made by researchers from the University of Washington.