Gov. Lujan Grisham orders air travelers to NM to self-isolate for 14 days
Source: KOB TV
SANTA FE, N.M.- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued an executive order Friday, requiring air travelers to New Mexico to self-isolate for at least 14 days to help combat the spread of COVID-19.
The order says air travelers who fail to voluntarily self-isolate will be subject to "forced isolation or quarantine by the New Mexico Health Department."
People who are self-isolating can only leave their place of lodging to receive medical care, the governor says in the order. Family or household members may visit an isolated person, but those visitors would then need to self-isolate for at least two weeks, according to the order.
The governor said the majority of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state have resulted from interstate and international travel into the state.
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The governor said her order does not apply to airline employees and those performing public safety or public health functions, such as military personnel, federal employees, employees of national defense contractors, emergency first responders, health care workers or employees of shipping and freight companies.
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