ORLANDO, Fla. — Any Floridian who has traveled internationally should self-isolate for 14 days upon their return to the state, the Florida Department of Health says broadening its coronavirus travel advisory to all international travelers.
“The situation in Florida is swiftly changing,” Florida Health Department Spokesman Alberto Moscoso told the Associated Press.
The Health Department previously had urged self-isolation for residents who had recently returned from countries currently under a federal travel restriction because of outbreaks of COVID-19: China, South Korea, Italy, Iran, and Japan, as well as anyone who traveled on a river cruise on the Nile River in Egypt in February. Several passengers of that river cruise who returned to the U.S. tested positive for the novel coronavirus, including two in Florida.
It’s unclear how the new advisory would affect international airports in Florida, theme parks, cruise ports, and the state’s critical tourism industry in general.