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COVERAGE DAVID. GOOD AFTERNOON, BEN. YEAH, WELL THE REACTION PEOPLE ARE. LIVING IN MASSACHUSETTS THIS AFTERNOON. DON’T SEEM ALL THAT SURPRISED BY THE GOVERNOR’S ADVISORY, BUT SOME DO WONDER HOW EFFECTIVE IT WILL BE. PASSENGERS LANDING AT LOGAN WERE HANDED FLYERS TELLING THEM ABOUT THE NEW QUARANTINE ADVISORY ALL TRAVELERS ENTERING MASS YOU URGED. 14 AND MONITOR YOUR HELP 14 DAYS SIMILAR MESSAGES ARE GOING UP IN TRAIN STATIONS ALONG HIGHWAYS AND AT REST AREAS ON THE PIKE. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE? I MEAN YOU SHOULD WRITE PROBABLY WASN’T GOING TO DO MUCH. ANYWAY, I HAD AN EMERGENCY SO I HAD TO TRAVEL SO IT IS WHAT IT IS. YOU KNOW, YOU JUST DO THE BEST YOU CAN DO. I THINK IT’S REASONABLE. I THINK IT’S EXTREMELY OVERWHELMED FLYERS AND POSTERS ARE A BIT CONFUSING FOR SOME TRAVELERS BECAUSE THEY THEY SAY PEOPLE ARRIVING FROM OUT OF STATE ARE URGE TO SELF QUARANTINE, BUT THEY ALSO REFER TO THIS AS A REQUIREMENT ENFORCEMENT IS GOING TO BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE WHO KNOWS WAS COMING IN THE QUARANTINE ADVISORY APPLIES BOTH TO OUT-OF-STATE VISITORS AND MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTS RETURNING HOME. IT DOES INCLUDE SOME EXEMPTIONS PEOPLE WORKING IN HEALTH CARE PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC SAFETY AND TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER PEOPLE AS WELL BECAUSE WE NEED SURPRISE AND GUAC GUAC GOING TO DELIVER ALL THE SPOTS OF TO SAVE PEOPLE. MEANWHILE, RHODE ISLAND IS GOING FURTHER THAN MASSACHUSETTS IN THAT STATE TROOPERS ARE STATIONED ON THE BORDER TONIGHT PULLING OVER DRIVERS SPECIFICALLY WITH NEW YORK LICENSE PLATES AND TELLING THEM THEY ARE SUB

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Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced Friday morning that all travelers arriving in the state will be instructed to self-quarantine for 14 days as a precaution during the coronavirus emergency. "We're instructing all visitors arriving in Massachusetts to comply with this request for the sake of protecting the most vulnerable among us all," Baker said. Messages will be displayed on electronic highway signs and instructions will handed out to travelers at airports and train stations. WCVB reporter David Bienick saw the advisories being handed out at Logan Airport within 2 hours of Baker's announcement. "You are urged to self-quarantine and monitor your health for 14 days as the state works to stem the spread of COVID-19," the document says. "Healthcare, public health, public safety and transportation workers are exempt from this requirement."The document lists symptoms of COVID-19 and instructs travelers to call ahead to a doctor or emergency room if they believe they could be sick. "Further, we're asking that folks considering travel to Massachusetts -- for whatever reason -- do not travel to our communities especially if you have symptoms," Baker said. The governor later described this as an "instruction and advisory," adding that there is no mechanism for enforcing the instruction.When asked about workers who might commute from another state, Baker pointed to preexisting restrictions on businesses in the state. "We believe that the folks who are working in Massachusetts at this point in time are pretty clear on the guidance that we've set out there," Baker said, referring to previous emergency orders which closed nonessential businesses and a stay-at-home advisory from the Department of Public Health. "If you're working in Massachusetts, that means you're doing something essential."Baker shot down President Donald Trump's suggestion that he would like to see the economy of the United States reopen for business by Easter Sunday, which arrives in two weeks on April 12."Yeah, no. We're not going to be up and running by Easter. No," the governor saidAlso included in Baker's daily daily update was the agreement to delay the state income tax deadline until July 15 and announced a new digital health screening tool. The Buoy Health tool allows users to report their symptoms and responds with suggestions or connections to health care resources, Baker said. It is available online at Buoy.com/mass. PHNjcmlwdCBpZD0iaW5mb2dyYW1fMF85MTUyMTg3My03NmRhLTQ0ZmUtOTA0Ny1mMTllZWFlZGFjNmQiIHRpdGxlPSJDb3JvbmF2aXJ1cyBpbiBNYXNzYWNodXNldHRzIiBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vZS5pbmZvZ3JhbS5jb20vanMvZGlzdC9lbWJlZC5qcz9yeXoiIHR5cGU9InRleHQvamF2YXNjcmlwdCI+PC9zY3JpcHQ+Cg==.