Gov. Inslee calls on travelers to quarantine 14 days

Residents, visitors should avoid 'non-essential' travel

OLYMPIA — A day after Gov. Inslee told residents to have virtual Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations this year, he issued a travel advisory calling on travelers to quarantine 14 days.

The governor’s advisory also suggests only “essential” travel outside of the home.

All residents or visitors who travel out of the state should quarantine 14 days, he said, following the lead of California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Oregon Gov. Kate Brown.

“COVID-19 cases have doubled in Washington over the past two weeks,” he said. “This puts our state in as dangerous a position today as we were in March. Limitin...

 

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