FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Gov. Andy Beshear announced a new order Monday instructing Kentucky residents to avoid traveling to other states in another aggressive step to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.
His order on out-of-state travel includes several exceptions. It doesn’t apply to Kentuckians going to other states for work; to get food, medicine and other necessities; for health-care visits; to care for a loved one; or if a court requires the travel, said La Tasha Buckner, the governor’s chief of staff.
Beshear announced the travel restrictions as the state’s death toll from the virus rose to 11.
But many surrounding states have considerably more coronavirus cases, the governor said.
“What it means is your likelihood of getting infected and potentially bringing back the coronavirus may be greater in other states than ours right now,” he said. “And really you need to be at home and you need to be healthy at home anyways.”