Release Notes: COVID-19 U.S. State by State Infographic – July 24, 2020
Document Link: Pier Digital COVID-19 Info Project V23.pdf

Travelers from several states must quarantine for 14 days after arrival in New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut. It is a policy instituted several weeks ago, albeit with a new condition—States designated as COVID hotspots must be added to the quarantine list. The most recent adjustment added several states to the list, which brings the total count to 31.

An important consideration and one that varies within each state is the use of masks. This information is now included as the furthest column on the infographic, beginning with Release Version 17 on July 2, 2020. While the requirement of face masks is at the state level, it does vary from one municipality to the other. Furthermore, requirements differ by company and the compliance and governance policies of each employer, as Pier Digital has seen firsthand with our own customers.

I highly encourage you to listen to Episode 4 of the Pier Digital Podcast – Back in Business: How to Reopen Your Business Safely During COVID-19 with Dr. Shakthi Kumar. In it, we explore essential steps CEOs, CIOs, and Business Leaders need to take as they reopen the workplace to maintain safety and employee peace of mind. In doing so, we demonstrate a commitment to our people and our values as leaders.

As we look to the future and forward guidance at the state level, Johns Hopkins University & Medicine’s Coronavirus Resource Center provides an online, interactive timeline of COVID-19 policies, cases, and deaths per state map. Dots on the timeline indicate key events in each state – closings (in red), openings (in green), and other policy changes and events (in grey). We strongly encourage bookmarking the site for the most accurate, up-to-date information about COVID-19 cases: https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/state-timeline.