COVID-19 quarantine

A state lawmaker says the state’s current COVID-19 quarantine protocols for students is causing healthy kids to miss too many days of school.

Millions of Americans are expected to travel throughout the weekend despite warnings from medical leaders. On Saturday morning, lines began to form at the TSA check-in line at Bradley International Airport, just one day after Christmas. The post-Christmas rush comes as lots of people traveled to see loved ones and friends. Tim Dinda and his girlfriend traveled for the first…

With the U.S. death toll now over 300,000, people are making the hard decision to celebrate the holidays with just their immediate families. An estimated 84 million people have indicated they may hit the road or the skies – millions fewer than last year, but still too many for comfort.

The demand for a coronavirus test leading up to Thanksgiving spiked, as some people decided to host family gatherings or travel, despite the Centers for Disease Control’s call to stay at home. Medical leaders tell NBC Connecticut that it’s best to be tested five to seven days after being around additional family and friends for the holidays. Days after...

Quinnipiac University has announced they will move to an orange alert level after a spike in coronavirus cases within the university. University representatives said all on-ground graduate and undergraduate classes will be remote through Friday, Nov. 6, with the exception of classes in the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine. The school said since last updating their COVID dashboard on Monday, there...

Gov. Ned Lamont announced that beginning Friday the state will be rolling back to what is being called Phase 2.1 when many restrictions will be put back into place and gathering size limits will lower again.

Anthony’s Ocean View in New Haven was shut down by city health officials after violating the state’s COVID-19 safety guidelines.

Governor Ned Lamont said he hoped the second wave of COVID-19 would be more gradual, but says it may be a steeper curve.

The state has updated the locations on the COVID-19 travel advisory, which requires people traveling to Connecticut to fill out a travel form and self-quarantine for two weeks or submit a negative COVID-19 test. Six locations has been removed and one has been added.

Each week, the state of Connecticut updates the list of COVID-19 hot spots that require people to quarantine for two weeks if they are traveling from any of those locations. The list now includes 35 hot spots after Alaska and Delaware were added this week and Washington was removed. Gov. Ned Lamont, as well as the governors of New York…

The governor’s office says they have fined five more Connecticut residents accused of violating the state’s COVID-19 travel restrictions. Failure to adhere to the guidelines, which require anyone traveling to Connecticut from the state’s designated coronavirus hotspots to fill out a health questionnaire and quarantine for 14 days, is punishable by a $1,000 fine. Travelers may provide proof of...

The state of Connecticut has updated the list of COVID-19 hotspots that require people to quarantine for two weeks if they are traveling from any of those locations. As of last week, the list included 35 hot spots, including Rhode Island. Rhode Island has been removed from the list. Hawaii, South Dakota and the Virgin Islands have been added to…

The state has changed the mask wearing policy requiring anyone not wearing a mask to show documentation of a medical exemption.

Rhode Island has been added to the list of locations that require a 14-day quarantine for people traveling to Connecticut. The governor’s office said this does not apply to people who travel to Rhode Island for less than 24 hours or who live in Rhode Island and work in Connecticut.

Rhode Island has been added to the list of locations that require a 14-day quarantine for people traveling to Connecticut. It is the only New England state that will require people to quarantine.   The governor’s office said this does not apply to people who travel to Rhode Island for less than 24 hours or who live in Rhode Island…

Dr. Anthony Fauci said Connecticut “is in a good place” in terms of COVID-19 and the state has the upper hand because of our ability to contain new cases.