If someone is traveling to Indiana from one of the COVID-19 hotspots, like Florida, do they have to self-quarantine for a period of time?
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Brenda Kelly wrote into our City Limits question series wondering just that. The short answer is no, the state does not have a quarantine requirement for those traveling to Indiana currently in place.
Penny Caudill, Monroe County Health Department Administrator said, “We would advise that anytime people are traveling they need to be aware of where they are and what is going on in that community.”
She said that if the places people are visiting are experiencing a high number of cases of COVID-19, whether or not they quarantine, they definitely need to be monitoring their health.
Caudill said that if you are traveling to Indiana from a location where the risk of contracting COVID-19 was very high and you weren’t taking steps to avoid being exposed such as wearing face coverings and practicing safe distancing, you should self-quarantine for the recommended 14 days.
“If you weren’t taking these precautions,” Caudill said, “then quarantining themselves and monitoring for symptoms would be a wise thing to do even though it’s not being required at this time.”
As of Tuesday at noon, the ISDH said Monroe County has tested 7,531 residents for COVID-19, with 244 positive cases and 28 total deaths. Statewide the total death toll for Indiana residents is 2,448 people.
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