Delaware Gov. John Carney 'Mad As Hell' After State Added To Travel Advisory Lists
DOVER, Del. (CBS) -- New Jersey has put Delaware back on the list of states under a quarantine warning. Travelers heading from Delaware to New Jersey are being told to self-quarantine for 14 days.
New Jersey Adds 10 States, Including Delaware, To Travelers' Self-Quarantine List
A lot of people across the country are wondering just how these travel advisories can be enforced. It's going to be based on an honor system, but not everyone is happy about it.
Delaware has been readded to the list of travel advisories for New Jersey, New York and Connecticut.
This is the second time Delaware has been on the list.
Gov. John Carney sounded fed up when asked about it on Tuesday.
"I'm mad as hell, frankly. It doesn't make any sense," Carney said. "We're going to be on and off unless we stop testing, and we're not going to stop testing. We're going to test particularly where we think that we have an outbreak."
Delaware is among 31 states that are considered "hot spots" for the coronavirus.
"We have a percent positive that's 4.2% positive which is below the World Health Organization -- better than the other states in our region, not New Jersey and New York, in fairness to them, but certainly better than Pennsylvania, who's not on the list," Gov. Carney said.
Carney went on to say the commonwealth does not meet the criteria for new cases a day to be added to the travel advisories.
He also said Delaware's COVID-19 stats are improving, and New Jersey should look at them more closely before adding them to a quarantine warning.
But just how can these travel advisories be enforced? The mayor of Wildwood, New Jersey says it's nearly impossible.
"If you have people coming down on vacation, maybe a long weekend or week, how are you going to quarantine in your motel room or apartment if you're only down here for a few days?" said Mayor Peter Byron.
The Garden State will rely on an honor system and hope that visitors will respect the travel advisory.
The Jersey Shore had a slow start to the summer and motels will ultimately make the decision to allow guests from "hot spot" states.
"I think the motel people at this point, their main concern is getting the folks in," Mayor Byron said.
He says motels are keeping their own health in mind and that the cleaning staff only goes into the room to sanitize once the guests' stay comes to an end.
"I think people need to be smart about it. They need to take personal responsibility," he said.
CBS3's Kimberly Davis contributed to this report.
