Governor Mills Unveils Plan to Protect Public Health, Support Maine’s Economy During Upcoming Tourism Season
Moving Maine Forward Plan Highlights
Update to Maine Travel Policies
Effective immediately, residents of New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island may travel to Maine without providing a negative COVID-19 test result or quarantining. Compliance options for visitors from all other states have also been updated to include those who have completed a full COVID-19 vaccination.
Beginning May 1, 2021
Maine’s COVID-19 travel policy will automatically exempt all states, unless otherwise determined by the Maine CDC. If one or more states experiences a spike in cases of highly contagious COVID-19 variants, the Maine CDC will apply its test or quarantine requirements to travelers to and from that state.
Simplifying & Standardizing Capacity Limits and Establishing A Clear Timeframe
The plan transitions Maine’s capacity limits from hard caps in most situations to a straightforward percentage of capacity model consistent across all sectors. The timeframe and capacity adjustments are as follows:
- For indoor gatherings, the percentage of capacity will increase to 50% starting March 26 and 75% starting May 24.
- For outdoor gatherings, the percentage of capacity will increase to 75% starting March 26 and 100% starting May 24.
- Those businesses that have more capacity under the current policy (50 people for indoor gatherings; 100 people for outdoor gatherings; or 5 people per 1,000 square feet) are permitted to maintain that standard until May 24.
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DECD March Update
The next DECD Monthly Update will be held Wednesday, March 10 at 3:30pm.
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