New Mass. travel order says Hawaii is now the only low-risk choice for COVID-19

BOSTON — As of midnight Saturday morning, you will no longer be allowed to travel to any New England state for leisure.

The lower risk state rule has been in place since August. What’s changing? After Friday’s COVID-19 data report, Massachusetts removed Vermont from the list of lower-risk states. Maine and New Hampshire were removed from the list of lower-risk states last week.

That leaves only Hawaii. Travelers from that state won’t have to quarantine.

Massachusetts residents are urged to limit any out-of-state travel only to states designated as COVID-19 lower-risk states.

In determining whether you are required to complete the Massachusetts Travel Form and whether you may be required to comply with the 14-day quarantine requirement, you will be treated as “arriving from” a place other than a COVID-19 lower-risk state if you were present in any State or jurisdiction not on the list of COVID-19 lower-risk states for more than a transitory period of time in the last 14 days.

Anyone arriving from an international destination must fill out the Massachusetts Travel Form and must quarantine for 14 days or meet the 72-hour testing rule.

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