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Stars Attending VMAs Granted Exemption To Cuomo Quarantine Rules
[WIRED] Celebrities from out of state attending the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) in New York will not have to entirely quarantine themselves for 14 days, as most others traveling to the state are required to do at threat of $10,000 in fines and up to 15 days behind bars.According to The New York Post, celebrities attending the award show have been granted special exemptions to coronavirus-related quarantine rules from the New York State Department of Health. A spokesperson for Democratic New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said the stars can "participate in the production of the show, but they will only interact with other members of the cast and crew and will quarantine when not working," the Post reported. The VMAs "agreed to police itself with ’rigorous safety protocols including testing and screening and compliance checks by a special compliance officer,'" the report added. If you are not a celebrity attending the VMAs, or offered some other exemption, and are traveling from any of the dozens of states Cuomo has deemed a coronavirus "hot" zone, you’ll have to fill out a form disclosing your travel and agree to quarantine for 14 days. If you fail to report yourself, you could find yourself facing a $2,000 fine and potentially "ordered to complete mandatory quarantine." "All out-of-state travelers from designated states must complete the form upon entering New York," the state’s health department travel guidance says. "Travelers who leave the airport without completing the form will be subject to a $2,000 fine and may be brought to a hearing and ordered to complete mandatory quarantine. Travelers coming to New York from designated states through other means of transport, including trains and cars, must fill out the form online." According to the Post, some "415,000 travelers flying or driving into New York since June 25 after visiting one of the 34 restricted states have ’voluntarily’ filled out health forms as of Friday, state officials said." Posted by: Besoeker 2020-08-26 |
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