Governor Andrew Cuomo continues to work to keep COVID numbers at a low rate as cases around the United States continue to climb. As of Wednesday, New York\u2019s positivity rate was 1.62 percent. This number would be lower, but what the governor refers to as \u201cRed Zones\u201d is pushing the percentage higher, as an average.<\/p>\n
Last week the governor also added Arizona and Maryland to New York State\u2019s travel advisory, which requires individuals to quarantine for 14-days upon their return or arrival to New York. Travel from Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania is also discouraged as the states\u2019 rates are on the rise.<\/p>\n
The current travel advisory includes: Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Wyoming.<\/p>\n
Last Saturday, the governor announced that movie theaters outside of New York City could reopen at 25 percent capacity under state guidance. Excluded from reopening are theaters in the counties of Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Cortland, Greene, Orange, Rockland, Schuyler, Steuben, and Tioga.<\/p>\n
Upon opening, no more than 50 people are allowed in front of each screen in each movie theater at once. Theaters can only open outside of New York City in counties that have COVID-19 positivity rates of less than 2 percent on a 14-day average and do not have any cluster zones, and theaters will be subject to rigorous state guidance and enforcement.<\/p>\n