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Kentucky issues updated travel advisory: Anyone who visited these 8 states asked to self-quarantine

Kentucky issues updated travel advisory: Anyone who visited these 8 states asked to self-quarantine
but adding Tennessee to the travel advisory Right now, the travel advisory is numerically constructed. It is states over 15%. We do have an update today on those states, some of fallen off. Some have been added so as of today, and this is these are just states with a really, really high rate where it's really dangerous to G o Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Nevada, South Carolina, Kansas and Mississippi. Let me just say there is a place there is a beach and that I love that my family loves that It is one where we look forward to going every year. Sometimes we go multiple times. It is not worth it. It is not worth it to put my family in danger. It is not worth it to put other people around me in danger. It is not worth it. You know, I keep thinking that if somebody asked me, would you go to the beach? If it meant it might kill someone in your family, that answer is heck no. And then somebody might say, Well, what if it kills somebody not in your family that answer all to still be heck now? But if they'd say, Well, what if there's a 2% chance it will happen? That answer all to be had no to. So let's, let's continue to listen, to cancel, to cancel our trips if they're to these dangerous places. Whether it's your patriotism, whether it's your faith, we just need you to do it. Texas Let's go right now, but they are headed in a better direction.
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Kentucky issues updated travel advisory: Anyone who visited these 8 states asked to self-quarantine
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has updated the state's travel advisory list Monday, asking anyone who visited eight states across the nation to self-quarantine for 14 days.The travel advisory echoes that of several other such advisories across the nation.The governor is asking individuals coming into Kentucky from states that are reporting positive testing rates of 15% or higher to self-quarantine for two weeks.As of Monday afternoon, the list includes Alabama (21.55%), Arizona (18.42%), Florida (18.82%), Idaho (18.19%), Nevada (17.05%), South Carolina (14.22%), Kansas (18.59%) and Mississippi (21.12%).On July 20, Beshear issued a travel advisory list. Since then, Georgia and Texas have been taken off the list and Kansas and Mississippi have been added to the list.Beshear said even though Texas has been taken off the list, he still advises against traveling there, but noted the state is "headed in a better direction.""Let's continue to cancel our trips if they are in these dangerous places," Beshear said Monday.State officials clarified that this is an advisory, not an order.“This is a recommendation. This is an advisory. We’re telling you what you need to do to stay safe and to not get affected. It’s your choice – at some level – what to do. When we have to, we make requirements, but I want to continue to inspire people to do the right thing,” said the state’s public health commissioner, Steven Stack.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has updated the state's travel advisory list Monday, asking anyone who visited eight states across the nation to self-quarantine for 14 days.

The travel advisory echoes that of several other such advisories across the nation.

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The governor is asking individuals coming into Kentucky from states that are reporting positive testing rates of 15% or higher to self-quarantine for two weeks.

As of Monday afternoon, the list includes Alabama (21.55%), Arizona (18.42%), Florida (18.82%), Idaho (18.19%), Nevada (17.05%), South Carolina (14.22%), Kansas (18.59%) and Mississippi (21.12%).

On July 20, Beshear issued a travel advisory list. Since then, Georgia and Texas have been taken off the list and Kansas and Mississippi have been added to the list.

Beshear said even though Texas has been taken off the list, he still advises against traveling there, but noted the state is "headed in a better direction."

"Let's continue to cancel our trips if they are in these dangerous places," Beshear said Monday.

State officials clarified that this is an advisory, not an order.

“This is a recommendation. This is an advisory. We’re telling you what you need to do to stay safe and to not get affected. It’s your choice – at some level – what to do. When we have to, we make requirements, but I want to continue to inspire people to do the right thing,” said the state’s public health commissioner, Steven Stack.