State and federal governments are enacting emergency rules, health standards, and legislation to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Canada rolled out new border measures in October. Vermont officials now require residents and non-residents coming from outside the select states, or counties within select states, to quarantine for 14 days. In Illinois, the governor declared all counties a disaster area.
It’s a common occurrence during a public health emergency — but it makes planning travel a complex task. On any day a state can go on lock down, a country can seal its borders, flights can be cancelled or re-routed, and looming in the back of any traveler’s mind is the big question: what if I get sick while away from home? Is there a pandemic algorithm for border management, or a standard set of rules for everyone, or does each government have its own criteria?