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<ul class="summary-list"><li>If the 1980s should have taught us anything, it's that "Just Say No" doesn't work. And yet, "cancel everything" <keyword id="8764262" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid">COVID</keyword> edicts are still being dropped on a weary public. </li><li>Overbroad <keyword id="8919629" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="lockdowns">lockdowns</keyword> are producing "shame fatigue," where people who want to be responsible during the pandemic start to tune out authority figures whose <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/democrats-flouting-own-covid-rules-danger-public-health-gavin-newsom-2020-12">hypocrisy and inconsistency</a> are painfully transparent.  </li><li>It's not too much to ask that government orders be rooted in <keyword id="41551" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="science">science</keyword>.</li><li>This is an <keyword id="6356002" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="opinion">opinion</keyword> column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author.</li></ul><p>If the 1980s should have taught us anything, it's that "Just Say No" <a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-just-say-no-doesnt-work/">doesn't work</a>. </p><p>While there's certainly still concerns about lawmakers downplaying the virus, overbearing scolds in government - quite often, Democrats - are going too far the other way. These officials continue to implement scientifically incoherent <keyword id="6413318" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Restrictions">restrictions</keyword> on everyday life and commerce, and it's coming back to hurt us. </p><p>The result of overbroad lockdowns and crackdowns is shame fatigue - a pattern in which people who truly want to be responsible during the pandemic start to tune out overly harsh authority figures whose <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/democrats-flouting-own-covid-rules-danger-public-health-gavin-newsom-2020-12">hypocrisy and inconsistency</a> are painfully transparent.  </p><p>UC San Francisco infectious-disease specialist Dr. Monica Gandhi told the <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-07/coronavirus-stay-home-messaging-la-harm-reduction">Los Angeles Times</a>: "It's not because the public is irresponsible; it's because they are losing trust in public health officials who put out arbitrary restrictions … We are failing in our public health messaging."</p><p>The way abstinence-only sex education was <a href="https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/public-health-now/news/abstinence-only-education-failure">widely deemed a failure</a>, "<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CIUkyCjJ2kV/">cancel everything</a>" edicts - like <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-05/la-me-coronavirus-stay-home-order-sunday-southern-california-covid-19-highs">those imposed in California</a> - are inviting backlash.   </p><h2>Authority undermining itself</h2><p>When the doors of everyday life slammed shut in March there was good reason for it. </p><p>Thanks in large part to the lies of the Chinese government and the fecklessness of the World Health Organization which <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-world-health-organization-who-blame-coronavirus-pandemic-2020-4">credulously repeated such lies</a>, precious little was known about <keyword id="8763838" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-19">COVID-19</keyword> when it began to spread around the world. </p><p>Then there were the US science authorities telling us to wash our hands and <a href="https://twitter.com/surgeon_general/status/1233725785283932160?lang=en">not buy masks</a>, which ended up being a "well-meaning" lie to <a href="https://www.axios.com/surgeon-general-reversal-face-mask-d385e2d5-42b7-433e-89a6-3584f3e61bf3.html">keep masks available</a> for first responders until supply could catch up with demand. But that lie helped sow the seeds of COVID denialism.</p><p>Given the uncertainty and lack of preparation, stringent rules made sense. But we've learned a lot since then. </p><p>Now we know that airborne spread is far more likely and dangerous than surfaces. We know that outdoor transmissibility is exceedingly rare. We know that "bubbles" of strictly small groups who have been tested for COVID and who otherwise responsibly maintain social distancing are <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/prepare-for-winter-with-the-coronavirus-how-to-bubble-2020-9">generally safe</a>.</p><p>In right-leaning clumps of this country, a tragically ingrained COVID-denialism runs rampant, thanks in large part to President Donald Trump's <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trumpworld-delighted-cruelty-trump-positive-covid-test-demands-empathy-coronavirus-2020-10">very stupid anti-mask crusade</a>. It's become a point of pride for some people to put themselves in situations with the greatest likelihood of exposing themselves and everyone around them to airborne viral loads. </p><p>The result, unsurprisingly, has been disastrous. </p><p>Over a quarter-million Americans are dead from the <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword>, a number which some experts say could double by Spring. </p><p>The pandemic has revealed just how precarious maintaining a society can be, while also serving as a reminder that personal relationships are all you're going to care about on your deathbed. Scoldingly telling people that "<a href="https://reason.com/2020/12/10/stop-saying-lockdown-is-not-that-hard/">it's not hard</a>" to indefinitely avoid loved ones isn't an effective - or honest - message. </p><p>Relatedly, there's a world of difference between hosting a 25-person Thanksgiving dinner and seeing one's elderly parents while taking appropriate precautions and testing negative for COVID. And <a href="https://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/1336373949878427649">taking a socially-distanced jog with a friend</a> (currently against the rules in Southern California) is not remotely analogous to attending a crowded indoor hot yoga class.</p><p>While not as viscerally appalling as pure COVID denialism, over-shaming may be more pernicious. By presenting a black-and-white vision  - rather than a spectrum of risk factors - government officials undermine their own authority, as well as the public's faith in science. </p><p>In an era of mass isolation, there's still <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/12/tis-the-season-for-shame-and-judgment/617335/">too little empathy</a> for people who want to see their families, who want their kids to be educated, who want to keep their businesses alive. And there's far too much scolding of "selfishness," <a href="https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/blogs/online-trending-now/mental-health-epidemic-dark-shadow-covid-pandemic">particularly</a> with what's been called a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/covid-winter-coming-talk-about-your-mental-health-depression-anxiety-2020-12">mental health "epidemic" upon us</a>. </p><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/america-covid-response-nonsensical-pandemic-gets-worse-schools-masks-2020-11">Arbitrary restrictions</a> that forbid restaurants from operating outdoor dining, but <a href="https://twitter.com/SpencerKlavan/status/1335007535070253057?s=20">exempt massive media corporations</a>, are a neon-lit advertisement to flout the socially distancing guidelines.  </p><p>Authority should bear responsibility, and the least we should expect from government orders is that they be rooted in science and not so severe that a reasonable person wouldn't be inclined to blow them off. </p><ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/covid-winter-coming-talk-about-your-mental-health-depression-anxiety-2020-12">We need talk about our mental health crisis before the worst of COVID winter hits</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-stop-the-steal-mobs-reminder-political-violence-is-wrong-2020-12">Trump-supporting 'Stop the Steal' mobs are a reminder that political violence is always inexcusable</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/covid-vaccine-light-at-end-of-tunnel-coronavirus-parents-trump-2020-12">There's light at the end of the COVID tunnel, I just don't see it yet.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/democrats-flouting-own-covid-rules-danger-public-health-gavin-newsom-2020-12">Democrats flouting their own COVID rules isn't just elitist hypocrisy - it's a danger to public health</a></li></ul>

Shame fatigue and unscientific COVID restrictions are backfiring

One year after lockedown due to the Covid-19 outbreak, most regions in the <keyword id="1777320" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Northern-Italy">northern Italy</keyword> are reimposing <keyword id="6413318" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Restrictions">restrictions</keyword> to curb a resurgence of the virus, closing down non-essential shops and reducing the movement of people.<br /><br />Since Monday, 10 populous regions and the Autonomous Province of Trento have been labelled as high-risk "red zones." The containment measures will last until Easter in early April, Xinhua reported.<br /><br />In northern Italy's Veneto region, 1,901 <keyword id="53748" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="new-cases">new cases</keyword> were confirmed on Tuesday alone, with the number of patients hospitalised or in intensive care units also on the rise.<br /><br />Regional President Luca Zaia is concerned about the deteriorating <keyword id="61888" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="situation">situation</keyword>, and told a regular press conference that "the alarming growth of cases is confirmed by both swab tests and hospitalisations."<br /><br />"In this scenario, we will need to activate the Covid hospitals again, and we foresee a difficult situation for at least two weeks," he said.<br /><br />On pedestrian shopping streets in the region, fashion shops were shut down, while patrolling police persuaded passers-by to return home. Like last year, pedestrians have to justify why they are outside and where they are going -- any infringement of the anti-virus rules will be punished with a fine of at least 400 euros ($476).<br /><br />Compared to the first lockdown in March 2020, people have a different feeling about Covid-19 restrictions this time.<br /><br />"Last year everyone was shocked, afraid. You didn't understand what was going on, the perception of the intensity of the virus," said Andrea Bedorin, a communications consultant in Italy.<br /><br />"Now you know more or less what is going on. We are equipped with masks, with devices, with supply of gel; hospitals know the procedures that they have to undertake," he added.<br /><br />However, Bedorin said he senses the fatigue among Italians in the fight against Covid-19, who are further frustrated that the ongoing vaccination campaign in Italy has lagged behind that in Britain.<br /><br />"You can feel the fatigue, because you don't see the end of this nightmare, I can say, because it seems there is no end at all. Also mentally you don't reach a level where you can plan the future months," he said.<br /><br />Taxi driver Moreno Cabbia said he does not understand why the country is returning to a critical situation despite its one-year fight against the pandemic. "I see that many countries in a good condition were in lockdown for a longer period than what we did in Italy. In this regard, I still don't know what is the best solution."<br /><br />As an essential worker exempted from the restriction measures, Cabbia said it is important to keep spirits high and be optimistic. "It is already good that we haven't been infected. We have to think positive, otherwise we will all end up at the psychologist's."<br /><br />Meanwhile, anthropologist Laura Longo believes people are more scared today compared to last year.<br /><br />"They are more desperate and after one year the problem is still there," she said, adding that the authorities should have implemented a lockdown as early as October to stop the fast-spreading virus and the growth of new strains.<br /><br />"We are not ahead of the game. We are behind the game and this game is not in our hands," she said.<br /><br />Regarding the fact that some people keep defying the containment rules, Longo said she believes there is a form of "provocation" in the younger generations, who only a few days earlier frequented bars and went shopping.<br /><br />"I see there is a lack of understanding of the problem. There are people who realize the gravity of the situation and others who do not," she said.<br /><br />Speaking about the public health strategies in such Asian countries as China, Longo said, "according to the news and data coming from Asia, their approach, in the fight against the virus, was more effective, so the real issue is to apply that model here." <br /><br /><br /><strong>SEE ALSO:<br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/nazara-technologies-ipo-opens-today-should-you-subscribe/articleshow/81542657.cms">Nazara Technologies will be the first pure-play gaming company to debut on the Indian public markets – analysts are all in for it</a><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/suryoday-small-finance-bank-initial-public-offer-ipo-worth-581-crore-live-should-you-subscribe/articleshow/81543610.cms">Suryoday Small Finance Bank IPO worth ₹581 crore opens today – should you subscribe?</a><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/elon-musk-turns-down-1-million-for-the-tweet-he-was-selling-as-an-nft/articleshow/81546434.cms">Elon Musk turns down $1 million for the tweet he was selling as an NFT</a><br /></strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/how-to-check-easemytrip-ipo-allotment-and-listing-date/articleshow/81548106.cms"><strong>EaseMyTrip IPO allotment live – how to check allotment, listing date and more</strong></a><br />

Italy to reimpose restrictions in surge of COVID-19 outbreak

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11940260" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="hawaii" source="Orion">Hawaii</keyword> removed its indoor mask mandate and travel requirements due to the coronavirus pandemic.</li><li>The state will no longer require tourists to self-quarantine and provide vaccination or testing proof. </li></ul><p>Hawaii has removed its indoor mask mandate and travel requirements due to the coronavirus pandemic. It is the final US state to relax its rules. </p><p>The state also suspended its Safe Travels program, which required tourists to self-quarantine and provide vaccination or testing proof, per the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/03/26/world/covid-19-mandates-cases-vaccine#hawaii-lifts-its-indoor-mask-mandate-and-travel-restrictions-the-last-state-to-do-so">New York Times</a>. </p><p>"The <keyword id="11893589" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="news" source="Orion">news</keyword> has been met with joyful anticipation by our guests and colleagues," Charles Head, the general manager of the Fairmont Orchid hotel on the Kohala Coast, told the Times. </p><p>Nearly 78% of Hawaii's population of 1.4 million is fully vaccinated, according to the <a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/coronavirus-covid-19/vaccine-tracker">Mayo Clinic</a>.</p><p>Hawaii implemented strict restrictions compared to some US states, previously requiring unvaccinated tourists to either quarantine or test negative 72-hours before flying to the state, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hawaii-travel-restrictions-ease-as-locals-tourism-covid-vaccine-2021-7">Insider's Brittany Chang reported</a>. </p><p>"We are ready to burn the masks and we are very excited," Tony Reed, the manager of Duke's Waikiki, told The Times.</p><p>Reed added: "It's hard to police the guests because we're selling an experience, right? So, having to hold somebody back and say, 'no, you can't do that,' it breaks a lot of our hearts and it's actually a thorn in our side that just would not go away."</p><p>Other residents who spoke with The Times were less enthusiastic about the changes. Resident Melissa Millwood told the paper that perhaps if the restrictions remained in place, "the government to take it seriously to diversify the economy."</p><p>"If we were forced to live without <keyword id="11894427" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="tourism" source="Orion">tourism</keyword> for a little bit longer, I think the government would have been forced to invest in agriculture and other things and diversify our economy so we wouldn't be subject to things like this. We would be more resilient," Millwood said. </p><p>Tina Alcain, a high school teacher, told the outlet that she would continue to wear her mask indoors to protect her grandmother. </p><p>"It's become second nature," Alcain said. "I think I will just continue to do it until it becomes just like the everyday flu."</p>

Hawaii becomes the final US state to remove its indoor mask mandate and travel restrictions

<ul class="summary-list"><li>As the <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword> continues to spread, some US states have domestic <keyword id="162523" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Travel-restrictions">travel restrictions</keyword> in place. </li><li>Some states are requiring those traveling from high-risk areas to fill out health forms and self-quarantine for 14 days once they arrive.</li><li>Other states, like Florida and Colorado, have not imposed statewide <keyword id="6354692" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Travel">travel</keyword> restrictions.</li><li>While nonessential travel is no longer discouraged, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/travel-during-covid19.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Ftravelers%2Ftravel-in-the-us.html">warns that</a> "travel increases your chance of getting and spreading COVID-19."</li></ul><p><em>This is a developing story. Check back for updates.</em></p><h1>Alabama</h1><p><a href="https://alabama.travel/my-trip/staying-safe">Alabama</a> has no statewide travel restrictions in place.</p><h1>Alaska</h1><p>Those entering <a href="https://www.alaskapublic.org/2020/10/15/alaska-eases-restrictions-on-travel-into-and-out-of-the-state-during-pandemic/">Alaska</a> must be tested for the coronavirus within three days of their departure, or <keyword id="58679" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Quarantine">quarantine</keyword> for five days upon arrival. On top of that, they have to submit a <a href="https://www.alaska.covidsecureapp.com/">self-isolation plan and a travel declaration</a>. </p><h1>Arizona</h1><p>There are no statewide travel restrictions in <a href="https://tourism.az.gov/covid-19-updates-2/">Arizona</a>.</p><h1>Arkansas</h1><p><a href="https://www.arkansas.com/travel-advisory/covid-19">Arkansas</a> has no statewide travel restrictions in place.</p><h1>California </h1><p><a href="https://www.visitcalifornia.com/latest-covid-19-coronavirus/">California</a> has no statewide travel restrictions in place, but the state's public health officials recommend quarantining for two weeks upon arrival. The state is also under a regional stay-at-home order, banning non-essential travel within the state.</p><h1>Colorado</h1><p>There are no statewide travel restrictions in <a href="https://covid19.colorado.gov/prepare-protect-yourself/prevent-the-spread/travel">Colorado</a>.</p><h1>Connecticut</h1><p>People who are traveling into <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/Coronavirus/Travel">Connecticut</a> after spending at least 24 hours in a high-risk area have to fill out a health form and self-quarantine for two weeks or until they can provide proof of a negative test from three days before their arrival or later. These areas currently include Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virgin Islands, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.</p><h1>Delaware</h1><p>There are no statewide travel restrictions in <a href="https://www.visitdelaware.com/industry/covid-19-in-delaware/">Delaware</a>.</p><h1>Washington, DC</h1><p>People who are traveling to <a href="https://washington.org/dc-information/coronavirus-travel-update-washington-dc">Washington, DC</a>, from a place with more than 10 cases per 100,000 people must test negative for the virus within 72 hours before arrival. Visitors are required to get tested again 3 to 5 days after arriving.</p><h1>Florida </h1><p><a href="https://floridahealthcovid19.gov/travelers/">Florida</a> has no statewide travel restrictions in place.</p><h1>Georgia</h1><p>There are no statewide travel restrictions in <a href="https://dph.georgia.gov/covid-19-travel">Georgia</a>.</p><h1>Hawaii</h1><p><a href="https://www.hawaiitourismauthority.org/covid-19-updates/">Hawaii</a> has a mandatory travel declaration form, temperature checks, and a 14-day quarantine period for those entering the state. Hawaii started a pre-travel testing program on October 16 that allows people who have tested negative within 72 hours of their arrival to skip or shorten their quarantine period, per the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-travel-san-francisco-hawaii-california-8b4afa2ebd76125faef0a37a9750f5e8">Associated Press</a>.</p><p>On November 23, Gov. David Ige modified the program, requiring travelers to submit a negative test from a <a href="https://hawaiicovid19.com/travel-partners/">trusted testing partner</a> before departure.</p><div type="image" title="A traveler checks in with airport authorities at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport during the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S., April 28, 2020. Picture taken April 28, 2020." height="1665" width="2220" msid="78558075" hostid="261"></div><h1>Idaho</h1><p><a href="http://visitidaho.org/covid-19-travel-alert/">Idaho</a> has no statewide regulations in place.</p><h1>Illinois</h1><p>While <a href="https://www.dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/diseases-and-conditions/diseases-a-z-list/coronavirus/travel-guidance">Illinois</a> has no statewide restrictions in place, the <a href="https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/covid-19/home/emergency-travel-order.html">City of Chicago</a> has a travel order in place requiring those coming from certain states to self-quarantine for 14 days. The list is updated every Tuesday for the following Friday, and it currently includes Alaska, Rhode Island, Nevada, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Wyoming, New Mexico, Montana, Minnesota, Utah, Kansas, Ohio, Idaho, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Indiana. Those coming from the following states and territories should also quarantine, but can opt-out by testing negative within 72 hours of arrival:  Missouri, Michigan, Tennessee, Arkansas, New Hampshire, New York, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama, West Virginia, Connecticut, California, Texas, New Jersey, Florida, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Delaware, Oregon, Washington, Washington, DC, Virginia, Puerto Rico, Louisiana, and Georgia.</p><div type="image" title="A sign alerts residents to a mobile COVID-19 testing site set up on a vacant lot in the Austin neighborhood on June 23, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. The site is one of four mobile testing sites, two community-based sites and two first-responder-focused sites being implemented by the city." height="1666" width="2222" msid="78558078" hostid="261"></div><h1>Indiana</h1><p>There are no statewide travel restrictions in <a href="https://www.coronavirus.in.gov/">Indiana</a>.</p><h1>Iowa</h1><p><a href="https://www.traveliowa.com/aspx/general/dynamicpage.aspx?id=204">Iowa</a> has no statewide travel restrictions.</p><h1>Kansas</h1><p><a href="https://www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov/175/Travel-Exposure-Related-Isolation-Quaran">Kansas</a> has restrictions requiring certain travelers to self-quarantine for 14 days upon arrival, including those who have been on a cruise since March 15 or attended events out-of-state with 500 or more people without masks or social distancing.</p><h1>Kentucky</h1><p>Those entering <a href="https://govstatus.egov.com/kycovid19">Kentucky</a> from areas with an infection rate of <a href="https://govstatus.egov.com/ky-travel-advisory">15% or higher</a> are asked to self-quarantine for two weeks. This currently includes Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Utah.</p><h1>Louisiana</h1><p><a href="https://louisianatravelassociation.org/covid-19-resources">Louisiana</a> has no statewide travel restrictions.</p><h1>Maine</h1><p>Aside from residents of New Hampshire and Vermont, those entering <a href="https://www.maine.gov/covid19/restartingmaine/keepmainehealthy/faqs">Maine</a> must self-quarantine for two weeks or sign a form saying they tested negative for the virus in the last 72 hours upon arrival. Residents returning to Maine must do the same unless they are traveling from New Hampshire or Vermont. </p><h1>Maryland</h1><p>There are no statewide travel restrictions in <a href="https://www.visitmaryland.org/article/travel-alerts">Maryland</a>.</p><h1>Massachusetts</h1><p>Those entering <a href="https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-travel-order#lower-risk-states-">Massachusetts</a> have to fill out a travel form and self-quarantine for 14 days or test negative for the coronavirus within 72 hours of arrival unless they're commuters or coming from Hawaii.</p><div type="image" title="massachusetts travel order" height="1796" width="2394" msid="78558082" hostid="261"></div><h1>Michigan</h1><p><a href="https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/">Michigan</a> does not have statewide travel restrictions in place.</p><h1>Minnesota</h1><p>There are no statewide travel restrictions in <a href="https://www.exploreminnesota.com/info/coronavirus-covid-19-information">Minnesota</a>, but the state is asking residents to state home until December 18.</p><h1>Mississippi</h1><p><a href="https://visitmississippi.org/covid-19-travel-alert/">Mississippi</a> does not have statewide travel restrictions in place.</p><h1>Missouri </h1><p>There are no statewide travel restrictions in <a href="https://www.visitmo.com/travel-updates">Missouri</a>.</p><h1>Montana </h1><p><a href="https://www.visitmt.com/travel-alerts.html">Montana</a> has no statewide travel restrictions in place.</p><h1>Nebraska </h1><p><a href="http://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/COVID-19-Traveler-Recommendations.aspx">Nebraska</a> does not have statewide travel restrictions in place.</p><h1>Nevada</h1><p>There are no statewide travel restrictions in <a href="https://nvhealthresponse.nv.gov/info/travelers-visitors/">Nevada</a>.</p><h1>New Hampshire</h1><p><a href="https://www.covidguidance.nh.gov/out-state-visitors">New Hampshire</a> requests that those who are traveling from outside of New England self-quarantine for two weeks upon arrival. Those who test negative after the first week of quarantine can opt out of the last seven days. </p><h1>New Jersey</h1><p><a href="https://covid19.nj.gov/faqs/nj-information/travel-and-transportation/which-states-are-on-the-travel-advisory-list-are-there-travel-restrictions-to-or-from-new-jersey">New Jersey</a> advises against all nonessential interstate travel and requests that those coming from outside of surrounding states self-quarantine for 14 days upon arrival. The state also has <a href="https://covid19.nj.gov/forms/njtravel">a voluntary online survey</a> for travelers to fill out.</p><div type="image" title="Newark testing covid" height="1405" width="1874" msid="78558085" hostid="261"></div><h1>New Mexico</h1><p><a href="https://www.newmexico.org/covid-19-traveler-information/">New Mexico</a> requires those entering the state to self-quarantine for two weeks if they're coming from a state with a 5% test positivity rate or higher, or more than 80 out of every 100,000 residents test positive.</p><p>Additionally, there is <a href="https://cv.nmhealth.org/public-health-orders-and-executive-orders/">a state-wide lockdown</a> to curb the spread of the virus. </p><h1>New York</h1><p>Those entering <a href="https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/covid-19-travel-advisory/">New York</a> from a noncontiguous state, a US territory, or another country with a CDC Level 2 or 3 Health Notice must fill out a traveler health form before leaving the airport and self-quarantine for 14 days.</p><p>Travelers who were out-of-state for more than 24 hours can cut their two-week quarantine short by getting tested within three days of arriving in New York. After taking a test, travelers must quarantine for another three days before getting tested again. If both tests come back negative, the person can stop quarantining. </p><p>Additionally, nonessential travel between Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Connecticut is <a href="https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-announces-travel-advisory-requiring-14-day-quarantine">discouraged</a>. </p><div type="image" title="new york travel restrictions covid" height="1662" width="2217" msid="78558087" hostid="261"></div><h1>North Carolina</h1><p>There are no statewide travel restrictions in <a href="https://www.nc.gov/covid-19/covid-19-travel-resources">North Carolina</a>.</p><h1>North Dakota</h1><p><a href="https://www.health.nd.gov/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/travel">North Dakota</a> has no statewide travel restrictions in place.</p><h1>Ohio</h1><p>People traveling to <a href="https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/covid-19/families-and-individuals/COVID-19-Travel-Advisory/">Ohio</a> from states with an infection rate of 15% or higher are advised to self-quarantine for 14 days. That list currently includes Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Utah.</p><h1>Oklahoma </h1><p><a href="https://coronavirus.health.ok.gov/travel">Oklahoma</a> requests that those traveling from high-risk areas wear face masks in public and limit indoor gatherings for 10 to 14 days.</p><h1>Oregon</h1><p><a href="https://traveloregon.com/travel-alerts/">Oregon</a> requests that those traveling from other states self-quarantine for 14 days upon arrival.</p><h1>Pennsylvania</h1><p><a href="https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/disease/coronavirus/Pages/Travelers.aspx">Pennsylvania</a> requires travelers 12 and older to test negative for the coronavirus within 72 hours of travel or self-quarantine for 14 days upon arrival.</p><div type="image" title="Pennsylvania travel restrictions" height="1666" width="2222" msid="78558090" hostid="261"></div><h1>Rhode Island</h1><p><a href="https://health.ri.gov/covid/">Rhode Island</a> is requiring travelers coming from states with an infection rate of 5% or higher to self-quarantine for 14 days upon arriving. Those who have tested negative for the virus within 72 hours of their trip to Rhode Island are exempt from quarantine. Similarly, those who test negative amid their quarantine can stop once they receive results.</p><p>The <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/e/2PACX-1vSUCk9FlHBoJt5ZO0U6PKTTY7jHH8V4MovED0WiqpTTixdgMSCnUWI25xX5DCmQmtLknzu7Bo0jwY02/pubhtml?gid=0&amp;single=truetrue">list of impacted states</a> currently includes Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.</p><h1>South Carolina </h1><p><a href="https://scdhec.gov/infectious-diseases/viruses/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/travelers-covid-19">South Carolina</a> requests that recent travelers stay home as much as possible and that those who may have been exposed self-quarantine for 14 days upon arrival to the state.</p><h1>South Dakota</h1><p><a href="https://www.travelsouthdakota.com/coronavirus-covid-19">South Dakota</a> has no statewide travel restrictions, but some routes through tribal lands are closed.</p><h1>Tennessee</h1><p><a href="https://www.tnvacation.com/travel-safe">Tennessee</a> has no statewide travel restrictions.</p><h1>Texas</h1><p>There are no statewide travel restrictions in <a href="https://gov.texas.gov/travel-texas/page/covid19">Texas</a>.</p><div type="image" title="A man walks through an empty terminal at the George Bush Intercontinental in Houston, Texas, on June 10, 2020." height="1602" width="2136" msid="78558095" hostid="261"></div><h1>Utah</h1><p><a href="https://www.visitutah.com/plan-your-trip/covid-19/">Utah</a> has no statewide travel restrictions. </p><h1>Vermont</h1><p>People who are entering <a href="https://www.nhpr.org/post/6-new-hampshire-counties-now-vermonts-covid-19-restricted-travel-list#stream/0">Vermont</a> from any county with more than 400 positive tests per million have to quarantine for 14 days, or seven days if they test negative during that time. </p><h1>Virginia </h1><p>There are no statewide travel restrictions in <a href="https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/coronavirus/coronavirus/travel-to-areas-with-widespread-ongoing-community-spread/">Virginia</a>, but the state recommends staying home for 14 days to those who have been in high-risk situations for infection, like large gatherings or cruises.</p><h1>Washington</h1><p><a href="https://www.experiencewa.com/articles/date-coronavirus-travel-advisory">Washington</a> recommends that travelers self-quarantine for two weeks upon arrival to the state. </p><h1>West Virginia</h1><p>There are no statewide travel restrictions in <a href="https://wvtourism.com/travel-responsibly/">West Virginia</a>.</p><h1>Wisconsin</h1><p><a href="https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/covid-19/travel.htm">Wisconsin</a> does not have statewide travel restrictions, but the state recommends stopping all travel, both in and out of state.</p><h1>Wyoming</h1><p><a href="https://health.wyo.gov/publichealth/infectious-disease-epidemiology-unit/disease/novel-coronavirus/covid-19-orders-and-guidance/">Wyoming</a> does not have statewide travel restrictions.</p><ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/socially-distant-stops-for-a-pacific-northwest-road-trip-2020-7">Socially distanced attractions and activities for a road trip across the Pacific Northwest that are actually worth the stop</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/socially-distanced-stops-for-road-trip-across-northeast-2020-7">Socially distanced attractions and activities for a road trip across the Northeast that are actually worth the stop</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/highest-rated-socially-distanced-stops-for-road-trip-through-colorado-2020-7">Socially distanced attractions and activities for a road trip through Colorado that are actually worth the stop</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/photos-acting-student-studying-remotely-from-costa-rica-2020-9">An international student at the University of Minnesota has been stuck in Costa Rica since she went home for spring break in March. 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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="6355882" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="israel">Israel</keyword> will ban inbound and outbound flights by foreign airlines to slow the spread of <keyword id="8763838" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-19">COVID-19</keyword> strains.</li><li>Haaretz reported the freeze will take effect early Tuesday morning and last until January 31. </li><li>Emergency medical flights, firefighting planes, and legal <keyword id="6354692" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Travel">travel</keyword> will be permitted, according to the report.</li></ul><p>Israel will ban foreign airlines from flying in and out of the country until January 31 to curtail the spread of new COVID-19 strains.</p><p>The country's cabinet on Sunday approved plans to freeze flights starting at midnight between Monday and Tuesday, <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-netanyahu-to-call-for-closing-israel-s-airport-to-curb-spread-of-covid-mutations-1.9477472">Haaretz</a> reported Sunday. Flights leaving the country will only be approved in rare instances. Firefighting planes, emergency medical flights, and cargo aircraft won't be affected by the policy. Domestic airlines will also face some new restrictions.</p><p>Prime Minister <keyword id="6358722" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="benjamin-netanyahu">Benjamin Netanyahu</keyword> praised the new travel policy, saying in a government meeting "no nation has done what we are about to do," according to Haaretz.</p><p>"We are hermetically sealing the country," he added.</p><p><em><strong>Read more:</strong> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/next-generation-covid-19-vaccines-pipeline-challenges-promise-2021-1">More than 200 coronavirus vaccines are still in development as the initial vaccine rollout ramps up. Here's how experts anticipate 2021 playing out.</a></em></p><p>While several countries have reinstated <keyword id="162523" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Travel-restrictions">travel restrictions</keyword> to slow the virus's spread, Israel's latest motion is among the strictest actions yet. Many countries are now <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-require-a-negative-covid-19-test-from-international-travelers-2021-1">requiring passengers to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test</a> before flying internationally.</p><p>Flights leaving Israel for legal or medical reasons will be permitted, as will those for family funerals or relocations. Travel for personal or humanitarian needs will require approval by the government's directors-general of health and <keyword id="34991" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="transportation">transportation</keyword>, Haaretz reported.</p><p>The flight halt also marks the first time that Jewish people won't be able to immigrate to Israel unless it's "a matter of life or death," transportation minister Miri Regev reportedly said in the meeting.</p><p>The harsher travel restrictions come as new variants of COVID-19 rapidly spread around the world. A new, more contagious strain <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boris-johnson-uk-coronavirus-variant-may-have-higher-mortality-rate-2021-1">that originated in the United Kingdom</a> has already affected several in Israel and could fuel a new wave of cases. The country's Health Ministry said Saturday that <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/british-covid-strain-found-in-6-pregnant-women-hospitalized-in-serious-condition/">six out of seven hospitalized pregnant women</a> were found to have been infected with the UK strain.</p><p>Separately, one of Israel's biggest health insurers recently warned of the variant's spread. Leumit Health Maintenance Office CEO Haim Fernandes said last week that up to half of its tested members had caught the UK strain, Haaretz reported.</p><p>Israel reported 4,933 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, <a href="https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/region/israel">according to Johns Hopkins University data</a>. Since the pandemic's onset last year, the country has seen more than 4,300 virus-related deaths.</p><p><em><strong>Read more:</strong> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-executive-orders-abortion-gender-lgbtq-transgender-rights-trump-2021-1">From abortion care to LGBTQ rights, here's how Joe Biden is prepared to tear up Donald Trump's restrictive gender policies</a></em></p>

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Putting in place a tighter framework to curb high market volatility, <keyword id="35210" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="sebi">Sebi</keyword> on Friday announced revising market wide position limit for stocks in the derivatives segment, flexing dynamic price bands and other measures for one month starting from March 23.<br /><br /> The slew of measures comes amidst sharp movement in stocks and continuing volatility in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic that has also adversely impacted economic activities.<br /><br /> The measures would be effective from March 23 and would be in place for one month.<br /><br /> Among other steps, revised positions limits would be applicable in equity index derivatives (F&amp;O) and there would be flexing in dynamic price bands in the F&amp;O (Futures &amp; Options) segment only after a cooling period of 15 minutes after fulfilling certain criteria, Sebi said in a statement.<br /><br /> Taking note of the continued abnormally high volatility in the market, Sebi said it discussed with stock exchanges, clearing corporations and depositories appropriate measures that may be taken in the existing circumstances.<br /><br /> "Sebi and stock exchanges will continuously monitor the market developments and review the position and take any further suitable actions as may be required," the watchdog said.<br /><br /> In the four-page statement, Sebi said it would revise Market Wide Position Limit (MWPL) for stocks in the F&amp;O segment to 50 per cent of existing levels, subject to certain conditions.<br /><br /> It would be in place in case the average daily price high-low variation percentage is more than or equal to 15 per cent, or if the average MWPL utilisation percentage is at least 40 per cent or more. This would be calculated on the basis of last five trading days.<br /><br /> The revised MWPL would be only for introducing ban period on fresh positions and not for determining the enhanced eligibility criteria for derivatives stocks, Sebi said.<br /><br /> End-of-day positions, as on the date of issuance of the circulars by the stock exchanges/clearing corporations in this regard, would not be impacted.<br /><br /> In the event MWPL utilisation in a security crosses 95 per cent, then derivative contracts enter into a ban period. This means that trading members can trade in derivative contracts only to decrease their positions.<br /><br /> "Any increase in open positions would attract appropriate penal and/or disciplinary action of the stock exchanges / clearing corporations," the statement said.<br /><br /> Further, Sebi said stock exchanges and clearing corporations have to put in place an effective mechanism to monitor whether the market wide open interest for scrips meeting the criteria exceeds 95 per cent of the reduced MWPL.<br /><br /> Stock exchanges and clearing corporations have been asked to check on intra-day basis whether any member or client has exceeded their existing positions or have created a new position in the scrips in the new ban period.<br /><br /> "... the current penalty structure adopted by the stock exchanges / clearing corporations may be enhanced to 10 times of the minimum and 5 times of the maximum penalties specified by the stock exchanges / clearing corporations, to function as an effective deterrent in the current market context," Sebi said.<br /><br /> An increase in margin would be allowed for stocks meeting certain criteria. The margin rate in cash market would be raised to a minimum of 40 per cent in a phased manner.<br /><br /> The minimum 20 per cent level would be from March 23, 30 per cent from March 26 and 40 per cent from March 30.<br /><br /> The proposed margins would be applicable only in cash market and derivatives contracts on the stocks concerned would continue to be charged margins as per the extant framework.<br /><br /> Further, there would be an increase in margin for non-F&amp;O stocks in cash market.<br /><br /> Mutual funds, FPIs, trading members (proprietary) and clients can have exposure in equity index derivatives on the basis of certain conditions.<br /><br /> Short positions in index derivatives should not exceed, in terms of notional value, these entities' holding of stocks.<br /><br /> When it comes to long positions in index derivatives, the same should not exceed their holding of cash, government securities, T-Bills and similar instruments, as per the statement.<br /><br /> Also, there would be additional position limits for these entities. This would be Rs 500 crore each for equity index futures contracts and equity index options contracts.<br /><br /> In case the limits are exceeded, then an additional deposit has to be paid by the entity concerned.<br /><br /> "The existing positions as on the date of issuance of the circulars by the stock exchanges/ clearing corporations would not be impacted... however, if a fresh position is taken, then the entire positions (including the grandfathered positions) shall be subject to limits," Sebi noted.<br /><br /> This framework would be in place for one-month starting from March 23 for institutions and trading members (proprietary). For others, it would be applicable from March 27.<br /><br /> Currently, stocks in the F&amp;O segment are subject to dynamic price bands.<br /><br /> As per the latest directive, those bands would be flexed only after a cooling-off period of 15 minutes from the time of meeting the existing criteria specified by stock exchanges for flexing, the statement said.  RAM  ABMABM

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Biden is set to extend the mask mandate that requires face coverings on planes, trains, and buses.</li><li>The president is expected to announce the new measure in a Thursday appearance, according to <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/exclusive-us-extend-transit-mask-mandate-through-mid-march-sources-2021-12-01/">Reuters</a>.</li></ul><p>President Joe Biden is expected to extend a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tsa-officials-extend-federal-mask-mandate-public-transport-january-18-2021-8">federal mask mandate</a> that requires travelers in the US to wear a face covering on planes, trains, and buses, as well as in airports and other transit stations, according to <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/exclusive-us-extend-transit-mask-mandate-through-mid-march-sources-2021-12-01/">Reuters</a>.</p><p>The extension of the COVID-19 protective measure, which was set to expire on January 18, is part of the president's larger strategy to tackle a worrisome winter coronavirus battle as the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-omicron-coronavirus-variant-concern-not-panic-health-2021-11">Omicron variant</a> raises alarm bells.</p><p>The current Centers for Disease Control order was put in place shortly after Biden was inaugurated in January. It also applies to ships, subways, taxis, and ride-shares, as well as subway stations and seaports. </p><p>According to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/12/01/world/omicron-variant-covid?smtyp=cur&amp;smid=tw-nytimes#biden-is-said-to-be-extending-mask-mandates-for-travel-through-march">The New York Times</a>, Biden will announce the prolonged mandate during a Thursday visit to the National Institutes of Health. </p><p>The outlet reported that his broader plan also includes a new requirement that international travelers arriving in the United States be tested for COVID-19 one day before their departure. </p><p>The heightened precautions come as <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/omicron-covid-variant-first-case-reported-in-us-2021-12">California reported the first confirmed case</a> of the new Omicron variant on Wednesday. The traveler arrived in San Francisco from South Africa on November 22. </p><p>Earlier this week, the president imposed <keyword id="11970799" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="travel-restrictions" source="Orion">travel restrictions</keyword> on people coming into the country from eight different African nations, including South Africa, where <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-southern-africa-detected-omicron-variant-so-quickly-2021-11">the Omicron variant was first sequenced. </a> </p><p>South Africa had <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/south-africa-says-it-is-being-punished-detecting-omicron-variant-2021-11">expressed criticism of the US's decision</a> to ban travel, saying it should have been "applauded and not punished" for being the first to detect the new variant. Biden said earlier this week that the move was meant to buy time as his advisers prepared to fight the new variant in the US.</p>

Biden will reportedly extend the federal mask mandate for planes, trains, and buses through mid-March

Kyiv (Ukraine), Apr 28 (AP) Authorities in Ukraine have started to ease lockdown restrictions enacted since March 12 to curb the spread of the coronavirus.<p>Government officials in Chernivtsy, a city 500 kilometers (300 miles) west of Kyiv, allowed food markets to reopen Tuesday while requiring customers to wear masks and observe social distancing.</p><p>In Kyiv, authorities plan to lift some of the restrictions on May 12 to allow beauty parlors, shops and parks to reopen if there isn't a spike of new infections. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal says similar gradual measures may be taken throughout the country.</p>Ukraine has reported 9,410 coronavirus cases and 239 deaths.  (AP)  NSA

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<br /> Having contributed significantly in growing pollution and corruption indices, there’s one place where India seems to hold the top spot is: imposing <keyword id="6358102" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="restriction">restriction</keyword>s on social media contents. There have been over 5,800 restriction requests recorded in the second half of 2014, as per <keyword id="6354576" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Facebook">Facebook</keyword>’s Government Requests Report. <br />
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Economic Times has reported that data and content restrictions across the globe are on the rise and India seems to have topped the list. The content restrictions from India have been constantly on the rise—it rose to 5,832 from 4,960 in the first half.<br />
<br /> Things are not any different across the globe. “The amount of content restricted for violating local law increased by 11% over the previous half, to 9,707 pieces of content restricted, up from 8,774," said Monika Bickert, Facebook's head of global policy management, and <keyword id="2584303" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Chris-Sonderby">Chris Sonderby</keyword>, deputy general counsel, in a statement on the social networking website. <br />
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Other countries from where Facebook has observed an increased number of content restrictions requests are Turkey and Russia. Surprisingly, FET reported that the number of content restriction requests from Pakistan came down to 54 in the second half of 2014 from 1,773 in the first half.<br />
<br /> It is worth noting that India is the second largest market for Facebook, with 112 million users until last year, second only to the United States. While these figures are alarming, counsel for the <keyword id="875138" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Software-Freedom-Law-Centre">Software Freedom Law Centre</keyword> told ET , “…it would have been better if Facebook had also given us more information on the kind of data that was being asked for. Now we only have consolidated figures. So what kind of data was asked for, that would have been more useful."<br />
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Pranesh Prakash, policy director at the Centre for Internet and Society, on the other hand, feels that the number of content restriction requests is not only high on an absolute number, but even on a per-user basis.<br />

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