PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • May 12, 2020
Groups representing Maine tourism businesses want Gov. Janet Mills to allow them to reopen and rescind a requirement that out-of-state visitors self-quarantine for 14 days when they arrive. In an open letter to the governor posted online Tuesday, seven groups said Maine’s tourism economy is on the verge of collapse. They said they are working on a plan to reopen and welcome visitors safely, and asked Mills to drop the quarantine requirement. The industry is worried about a collapse of Maine's multibillion-dollar tourism economy, but the state says a quarantine is the only tool it has to stop the coronavirus' spread from Northeast hot spots.