Convinced that people are fleeing tri-state-area coronavirus hot spots, Florida officials have set up an I-95 South checkpoint and are yanking New Jersey drivers and others off the highway as part of the governor’s executive order that some travelers must self-quarantine for 14 days upon entering the state.

According to News 4 Jacksonville:

Drivers going through the I-95 checkpoint Sunday were being asked by Florida Department of Health personnel which states they had traveled from while semi-truck drivers were being allowed to continue on. Drivers from hot spot states were waved to the side and asked to give their travel and contact information. According to the state, the Florida Highway Patrol is facilitating the checkpoint 24/7 with more than a dozen troopers in 12-hour shifts.

Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order directing the Department of Health to require travelers from New York, Louisiana, Connecticut and New Jersey to self-isolate for 14 days after traveling to Florida.

To dissuade travel from New York and New Jersey, health officials also are screening arriving travelers for COVID-19 symptoms at Florida airports.

DeSantis said the state will not set up similar screening on U.S. 1 South or at Amtrak stations because I-95 is the “natural" point of entry for motorists from the Northeast.

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