For
Immediate Release
September
10, 2020
KDHE amends travel quarantine list
TOPEKA – The Kansas
Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has amended its travel quarantine
list to no longer include travel to Aruba and to also remove mandatory
quarantine following attendance at out-of-state mass gatherings of 500 or more
provided people wear masks and maintain social distancing (6 feet). Those who
do not wear masks or who do not maintain social distancing, as well as anyone
notified by public health they are a close contact, still are mandated to
quarantine.
“We do not recommend attendance at any type of mass gathering event
but recognize that some larger events may take appropriate precautions,” Dr.
Lee Norman, KDHE Secretary, said. “If choosing to attend, people must practice
social distancing and wear masks.”
Mass gatherings are defined as
any event or convening that brings together 500 or more persons in a single
room or space at the same time such as an auditorium, stadium, arena, large
conference room, meeting hall, theater or any other confined indoor or outdoor
space. This includes parades, fairs and festivals. Mass gatherings does not
include normal operations of airports, bus and train stations, medical
facilities, libraries, shopping malls and centers, or other spaces where 500 or
more persons may be in transit. It also does not include typical office
environments, schools, restaurants, factories or retail/grocery stores where
large numbers of people are present, but it is unusual for them to be within 6
feet of one another for more than 10 minutes.
A
comprehensive list of those individuals needing to quarantine for 14 days
includes visitors and Kansans who have:
- Attendance at any
out-of-state mass gatherings of 500 or more where individuals do not
socially distance (6 feet)and wear a mask.
- Traveled
to Aruba August 27-September 10.
- Traveled
July 14 – August 27 to countries with aCDC Level 3 Travel Health Notice
and restrictions on entry into the United States, including China, Iran,
European Schengen area, United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, and Brazil.
- Been
on a cruise ship or river cruise on or after March 15.
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