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Since April 3, Maine has been under quarantine. Orders by Gov. Janet Mills have required certain travelers entering the state to quarantine themselves for 14 days in order to prevent the possible spread of COVID-19.

But Maine's quarantine has met with controversy. Tourism and hospitality businesses have criticized the rule for devastating their short summer season. And while restrictions on visitors from some states have ended, Republican lawmakers in Augusta are now seeking to lift the quarantine order for visitors from Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

In its original form, the quarantine applied to everyone coming into Maine for a "nonessential" purpose — even Maine residents. For example, a Kittery resident who zipped across the Piscataqua River for a quick lunch in Portsmouth, N.H., was required to self-isolate for two weeks. Many Mainers in such situations simply chose not to comply.

 

Have you or someone you know deliberately ignored requirements of Maine's public health quarantine?
Yes (64%, 74 VOTES)
No (36%, 41 VOTES)
Poll Description

Since April 3, Maine has been under quarantine. Orders by Gov. Janet Mills have required certain travelers entering the state to quarantine themselves for 14 days in order to prevent the possible spread of COVID-19.

But Maine's quarantine has met with controversy. Tourism and hospitality businesses have criticized the rule for devastating their short summer season. And while restrictions on visitors from some states have ended, Republican lawmakers in Augusta are now seeking to lift the quarantine order for visitors from Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

In its original form, the quarantine applied to everyone coming into Maine for a "nonessential" purpose — even Maine residents. For example, a Kittery resident who zipped across the Piscataqua River for a quick lunch in Portsmouth, N.H., was required to self-isolate for two weeks. Many Mainers in such situations simply chose not to comply.

 

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6 Comments

  • July 31, 2020

    The mask requirements are ridiculous. With half of the people complying and the other half not how can one say that masks are working or not? Our numbers are low because we're a rural state, outside of the York and Cumberland areas. The new-normal is not very normal for anyone. I understand it's a pandemic, but it's been blown out of proportion and incited fear and anxiety among so many people that they're afraid to leave their homes for fear of being infected. Such a sad state of affairs we're currently living in.

  • July 29, 2020

    The worst part of the Governor's Orders is that they were on short notice. You cannot stock a restaurant or prepare a hotel overnight, so when the government makes decisions a couple of days before the next opening, it is brutal on the businesses. Our state government workers get paid no matter what, so their lack of respect and empathy for the small businesses that pay the taxes in this state is unforgivable.

  • Robert Yates
    July 29, 2020

    As hard a pill as it is to swallow, it is imperative that we maintain our COVID results. It is proven in other states when big groups gather then they create an influx.

  • July 29, 2020

    No one I know, but have seen it violated, at times belligerently. For example, at the doors to Wal-Mart.

  • July 29, 2020
    Many thousands of commercial vehicles come and go daily making sure Mainers have the provisions needed to survive. EDITOR'S NOTE: Drivers of such vehicles have always been exempt from the quarantine.