New York to require Covid tests, three-day quarantine for visitors

Visitors who choose not to get tested on the fourth day will need to stay in isolation for 14 days. The proof of negative tests, required upon arrival, must be obtained within three days of entering New York. The rule will be enforced by airports and local health departments in the state, which will validate tests if necessary.

New York residents, who leave for less than 24 hours, don’t need to take a test before returning to the Empire State, though they must take a test within four days upon arrival.

New York reported statewide positivity rate of 1.49%. Positivity rate in micro-cluster zones with higher infections, such as those in Brooklyn, Queens, and Rockland, was 3%, lower than the 7-day average of 3.1% in those places.