SUN JOURNAL • June 8, 2020
The tourism plan announced Monday afternoon by Gov. Janet Mills received a mixed reaction from local hotel, inn and resort owners, including confusion on how to confirm and enforce that out-of-state residents have tested negative for the coronavirus. According to the updated plan, starting in July, out-of-state tourists will not have to quarantine for 14 days if they sign a compliance form certifying they tested negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours of checking in at their lodging. Tourists from NH and VT can start visiting Maine without a 14-day quarantine starting Friday. In Lewiston, Billie Cooke, owner of the Inn at the Agora, said “Are we supposed to enforce it?” A very small percentage of her customers come from New Hampshire or Vermont.