{"id":14450,"date":"2020-04-22T05:26:47","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T05:26:47","guid":{"rendered":" https:\/\/dev.way.com\/blog\/?p=14450"},"modified":"2020-10-22T04:39:17","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T04:39:17","slug":"opening-up-america-again-what-it-means-for-your-travel-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.way.com\/journal\/opening-up-america-again-what-it-means-for-your-travel-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Opening Up America Again- What It Means For Your Travel Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"

[Update: This blog has been updated on June 5, 2020]<\/span><\/h1>\n

What Opening Up America Again Means For Your Travel Plans<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

As the coronavirus spread gradually slows across the country, several states are planning to relax restrictions on travel and movement across state borders. The White House has issued a set of guidelines<\/a> for ‘Opening Up America Again.’ The idea is for states to move towards a safe, phased (3 phases in total) opening backed by more coronavirus testing. As of June’s first week, the majority of states, apart from Virginia, New Hampshire, California, Oregon, New Jersey, and Kentucky have completely withdrawn the stay-in-home and shelter-in-place orders. Virginia has set June 10 as a possible date of reopening, with New Hampshire, and Puerto Rico following with reopening on June 15.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hang on a bit before you rush off to put on your traveling shoes, though! Let’s take a look at the most frequently asked questions on traveling after America opens up, and what you should know before you decide whether to travel or not.<\/span><\/p>\n

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1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When will states start reopening across the U.S?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

The President had initially signaled that many states will start reopening by May 1st<\/sup>. However, the situation did not improve as expected and most of the states had to delay the reopening in a phased manner and push it towards the second week of May, with the exact date for reopening each state has been left to the governors. President Trump announced<\/a>, “Governors will be empowered to tailor an approach that meets the diverse circumstances of their own states,” “And some states will be able to open up sooner than others.” The guidelines issued by the White House says that states which show a clear downward trajectory in ‘COVID-like’ and ‘Influenza-like’ cases within a 14-day period can move towards a phased opening. These states will be able to reopen restaurants, movie theaters, places of worship, and gyms, provided they follow strict physical distancing and sanitation protocols.<\/span><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0 Which states in the U.S. will open first?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Georgia is going to be one of the earliest states to reopen businesses, with Governor Kemp indicating that businesses can reopen with minimum basic operations starting April 24th<\/sup>. Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Texas are the other states that have announced they will be reopening local businesses in the coming weeks. *<\/span><\/p>\n

The University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation has released a map projection that shows when each state could potentially start easing restrictions. According to the prediction, Vermont, West Virginia, Montana and Hawaii<\/a>, could safely relax some restrictions on May 4th as long as they continued to limit social gatherings.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n*Please note that this is just a probable list and can change depending on the situation on the ground. More states may open up, or some states may decide to stay closed.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What are the guidelines for each phase of reopening in the United States?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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Phase 1 reopening guidelines<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n