Rhode Island police have begun stopping cars with New York license plates, and the National Guard will soon help officials conduct house-to-house searches to force anyone who has traveled from New York to enter isolation.
“Right now we have a pinpointed risk,” Gov. Gina Raimondo (D) said, according to Bloomberg. “That risk is called New York City.”
Raimondo on Thursday issued an executive order enforceable by law mandating that anyone who has traveled to New York via any form of transportation must enter into a two-week self-quarantine.
The order applies to anyone who has been in New York within the past two weeks and will remain in place until at least April 25. The order, however, does not apply to public health, public safety or health care workers.
Raimondo announced on Friday that members of the National Guard will be present at T.F. Green Airport, train stations and bus stops to collect contact information for the state health department “so they can keep track of who you may have been in contact with.”
National Guard soldiers will then follow up with people at their local residences to ensure they are following through with self-quarantine orders.
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Rhode Island police, National Guard begin stopping cars with NY plates and go door-to-door to enforce quarantine https://t.co/1GzDxrhE9q pic.twitter.com/C1x2mEpcOt
— The Hill (@thehill) March 29, 2020
There are in fact National Guardsmen at the Kingston Amtrak station. https://t.co/eYEqNX2ofE
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) March 28, 2020
Oh hi pic.twitter.com/5f19CgQPCR
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) March 29, 2020
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