Tallahassee, Florida –  Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a mandatory 14-day self-quarantine on any travelers entering the state from Louisiana, which has seen an explosion of coronavirus cases.

The move comes as an addition to an executive order already in place requiring people coming into the Florida via Air Travel from New York or New Jersey to self-isolate for two weeks.

“I will be adding to my New York executive order, we will be requiring the same for travelers from New Orleans, Louisiana and other parts of Louisiana to self-isolate for 14 days,” DeSantis said from his office. “We are going to be authorizing the use of checkpoints on the roads coming into Florida for the counties and the Florida Highway Patrol.”

Florida Executive Order 20-86

Additional Requirements of Certain Individuals Traveling to Florida

Florida Executive Order 20-87

Vacation Rental Closures

Gov. DeSantis has also suspended all new vacation rentals in Florida for the next 14 days in an Executive Order that he hopes will help stop the spread of COVID-19, or from the disease coming to Florida.

(The directive has several exclusions in it on page 3.)