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Latest Update: Christmas Eve Storm Brings Snow, Sleet, Slippery Roads To Northeast Latest Update: Christmas Eve Storm Brings Snow, Sleet, Slippery Roads To Northeast
Latest Update: Christmas Eve Storm Brings Snow, Sleet, Slippery Roads To Northeast A fast-moving storm system is bringing a mix of rain, sleet, and snow, causing slippery travel trouble throughout the Northeast on what's a white Christmas Eve. The wintry precipitation is falling from Washington, DC to Boston on Tuesday, Dec. 24, with up to a foot of snowfall in some spots. For a look at where slippery travel is expected and predicted precipitation types by location, see the first image above on the AccuWeather map. "Roads will become snow covered due to recent cold weather, resulting in slippery travel conditions," the National Weather Service says. "Anyone planning to t…

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'Stay Home After Thanksgiving' NJ University Urges Students 'Stay Home After Thanksgiving' NJ University Urges Students
'Stay Home After Thanksgiving' NJ University Urges Students Most courses at a New Jersey university will be held virtually after Thanksgiving. In a letter issued Monday, Monmouth University asked students traveling to any of the 41 states on New Jersey's travel advisory list were urged to stay home after Thanksgiving. Students at the West Long Branch were notified by university officials Monday, who cited an expected spike in COVID-19 cases ahead of the holiday season. The school started off the semester with most of its classes online, and fewer students on campus. A "super spreader" event last month resulted in approximately 125 cases and s…

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by Cecilia Levine
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COVID-19: One State Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List COVID-19: One State Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List
Covid-19: One State Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List Travelers from one new state have been added to the COVID-19 joint quarantine list of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The new state added on Tuesday, Sept. 29 is Colorado. Two states -- Arizona and Virginia -- were removed the advisory. The quarantine applies to any person arriving from a state with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents over a seven-day rolling average or a state with a 10 percent or higher positivity rate over a seven-day rolling average. Those who have traveled to New York, New Jersey and Connecticut from those areas, all of which have sig…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: Travelers From Four States Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List COVID-19: Travelers From Four States Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List
Covid-19: Travelers From Four States Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List Travelers from four more states have been added to the COVID-19 joint quarantine list of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The new states added on Tuesday, Sept. 8 are Delaware, Maryland, Ohio and West Virginia. Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands have been removed. The quarantine applies to any person arriving from a state with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents over a seven-day rolling average or a state with a 10 percent or higher positivity rate over a seven-day rolling average. Those who have traveled to New York, New Jersey and Conne…

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COVID-19: Travelers From Two States Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List COVID-19: Travelers From Two States Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List
Covid-19: Travelers From Two States Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List Travelers from two more states have been added to the COVID-19 joint quarantine list of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The two states added on Tuesday, Sept. 1 are Alaska and Montana. The quarantine applies to any person arriving from a state with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents over a seven-day rolling average or a state with a 10 percent or higher positivity rate over a seven-day rolling average. Those who have traveled to New York, New Jersey and Connecticut from those areas, all of which have significant community spread, are required to quarantine…

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COVID-19: Five States Removed From NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List, One Territory Added COVID-19: Five States Removed From NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List, One Territory Added
Covid-19: Five States Removed From NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List, One Territory Added Travelers from five states have been removed from the COVID-19 joint quarantine list of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. This marks the first week since the list was started on Thursday, June 25, when eight states were initially named, that no new states with high COVID positivity testing rates have been added. However, one new territory has been added: Guam. The five states removed on Tuesday, Aug. 25 are Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Maryland and Montana. The quarantine applies to any person arriving from a state with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents …

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COVID-19: Travelers From More States Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List COVID-19: Travelers From More States Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List
Covid-19: Travelers From More States Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List Travelers from two more states with high positive testing rates for COVID-19 have now been added to the joint quarantine order of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The new states added on Tuesday, Aug. 18 are Alaska and Delaware. No areas have been removed. The quarantine applies to any person arriving from a state with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents over a seven-day rolling average or a state with a 10 percent or higher positivity rate over a seven-day rolling average. Those who have traveled to New York, New Jersey and Connecticut from those areas, all of w…

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COVID-19: Travelers From Four More States Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List COVID-19: Travelers From Four More States Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List
Covid-19: Travelers From Four More States Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List Travelers from four more states with high positive testing rates for COVID-19 have now been added to the joint quarantine order for out-of-state travelers to New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The newly-added states as of Tuesday, July 14 are Minnesota, New Mexico, Ohio and Wisconsin, bringing the total number of states on the list to 22. Delaware, which had been added to the list a week ago along with Kansas and Oklahoma, has now been removed. The quarantine applies to any person arriving from a state with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents over a seven…

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Murphy Threatens Pause To Restart As COVID-19 Transmission Rate Spikes Highest In 10 Weeks Murphy Threatens Pause To Restart As COVID-19 Transmission Rate Spikes Highest In 10 Weeks
Murphy Threatens Pause To Restart As Covid-19 Transmission Rate Spikes Highest In 10 Weeks The COVID-19 transmission rate across New Jersey is the highest it's been in 10 weeks -- a sign that "we need to do more," Gov. Phil Murphy said at Monday's briefing. In the last two days, the rate of transmission as been 1.03, meaning that every new case leads to at least one other new one, the governor explained. "I do not want to have to hit another pause on our restart because a small number of New Jerseyans are being irresponsible and spreading COVID-19 while the rest of us continue to work hard to stop it," said Murphy, the same day youth day camps, in-person summer education and outd…

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by Cecilia Levine
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COVID-19: NY, NJ, CT Order Joint Quarantine For Visitors From States With High Infection Rate COVID-19: NY, NJ, CT Order Joint Quarantine For Visitors From States With High Infection Rate
Covid-19: NY, NJ, CT Order Joint Quarantine For Visitors From States With High Infection Rate New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are requiring mandatory 14-day quarantines for travelers coming into the region from states with high novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection rates. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy held a joint press briefing on Wednesday, June 24 to announce the “travel advisory.” “We’ve worked very hard to get the viral transmission down, and we don’t want to get it up,” Cuomo said. “People can literally bring the infection with them. ... It’s not malicious or malevolent, but it will be real. Noting that the tri-…

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