Maine Covid 19 Thread (legal, activity, land)

[nm9stheham]

Here is an official Maine announcement.

https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills...sitors-support

[phoebesmom]

Thank you. So when it says "The State will allow adults who obtain and receive a negative COVID-19 test no later than 72 hours prior to arrival forgo the 14-day quarantine upon arrival in Maine."

does that mean, because of the word "later" that we can get a test from two weeks ago and use that?

I am thrown by the "no later than 72 hours" part.

[AustinB]

Originally Posted by phoebesmom

Thank you. So when it says "The State will allow adults who obtain and receive a negative COVID-19 test no later than 72 hours prior to arrival forgo the 14-day quarantine upon arrival in Maine."

does that mean, because of the word "later" that we can get a test from two weeks ago and use that?

I am thrown by the "no later than 72 hours" part.

72 hrs is 3 days. 3 days prior to getting here if you have a test within that 3 days, you're good.

[phoebesmom]

Thank you!

[algo]

As a practical matter, little has changed for Mass. residents.

[Kiwiluver]

So I guess I can come home now. I will head to the house and isolate some more. I hope I don't have to have any paperwork to get to my house in Washington county and am allowed free passage "from that bridge in Ki-trey."

[nm9stheham]

Originally Posted by phoebesmom

Thank you. So when it says "The State will allow adults who obtain and receive a negative COVID-19 test no later than 72 hours prior to arrival forgo the 14-day quarantine upon arrival in Maine."

does that mean, because of the word "later" that we can get a test from two weeks ago and use that?

I am thrown by the "no later than 72 hours" part.

I interpret this differently than Austin B. As this reads, you have to receive the test [results] at least 72 hours prior to arrival. Which would mean a test from about anytime prior to 3 days ago would be OK. (Which is not sensible....???) The press reports have it both ways LOL

Now Austin B's interpretation may well be what was intended, but that is not how it is written. It should say 'no earlier than', not 'no later than' if Austin has it right (And is what makes some sense!)

Whoever wrote that sentence for the state of Maine is not an English composition major....there's is a missing participle and mispelling ('to' forego) and a missing word, 'result'.

So is this test a test for the actual virus, or an antibody test? They do not say.

Not impressed.....but the reality of requiring a test before entering is that it only indicates a probability of not being infected. And this only happens on or after July 1.

I'll continue to encourage everyone to look at Dare County NC, the Outer Banks, as an alternate example, and why this Maine restriction is not making much sense. As of today, with visitors being allowed in with no restrictions or tests for 3 and 1/2 weeks now, there have been a total of 4 new cases in the county residents, and 5 new non-resident cases, in that 3.5 week time period. Most of the visitors come form VA, OH, PA, MD, NJ and NY. Most visitors stay in rentals homes, not B&B's or motels.

[kevin5098]

Originally Posted by nm9stheham

I interpret this differently than Austin B. As this reads, you have to receive the test [results] at least 72 hours prior to arrival. Which would mean a test from about anytime prior to 3 days ago would be OK. (Which is not sensible....???) The press reports have it both ways LOL

Now Austin B's interpretation may well be what was intended, but that is not how it is written. It should say 'no earlier than', not 'no later than' if Austin has it right (And is what makes some sense!)

Whoever wrote that sentence for the state of Maine is not an English composition major....there's is a missing participle and mispelling ('to' forego) and a missing word, 'result'.

So is this test a test for the actual virus, or an antibody test? They do not say.

Not impressed.....but the reality of requiring a test before entering is that it only indicates a probability of not being infected. And this only happens on or after July 1.

I'll continue to encourage everyone to look at Dare County NC, the Outer Banks, as an alternate example, and why this Maine restriction is not making much sense. As of today, with visitors being allowed in with no restrictions or tests for 3 and 1/2 weeks now, there have been a total of 4 new cases in the county residents, and 5 new non-resident cases, in that 3.5 week time period. Most of the visitors come form VA, OH, PA, MD, NJ and NY. Most visitors stay in rentals homes, not B&B's or motels.

Here is the guidance from the Maine CDC. "Ideally within the past 72 hours".
https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/inf...s.shtml#travel

[AustinB]

Originally Posted by nm9stheham

I interpret this differently than Austin B. As this reads, you have to receive the test [results] at least 72 hours prior to arrival. Which would mean a test from about anytime prior to 3 days ago would be OK. (Which is not sensible....???) The press reports have it both ways LOL

Now Austin B's interpretation may well be what was intended, but that is not how it is written. It should say 'no earlier than', not 'no later than' if Austin has it right (And is what makes some sense!)

Whoever wrote that sentence for the state of Maine is not an English composition major....there's is a missing participle and mispelling ('to' forego) and a missing word, 'result'.

So is this test a test for the actual virus, or an antibody test? They do not say.

Not impressed.....but the reality of requiring a test before entering is that it only indicates a probability of not being infected. And this only happens on or after July 1.

I'll continue to encourage everyone to look at Dare County NC, the Outer Banks, as an alternate example, and why this Maine restriction is not making much sense. As of today, with visitors being allowed in with no restrictions or tests for 3 and 1/2 weeks now, there have been a total of 4 new cases in the county residents, and 5 new non-resident cases, in that 3.5 week time period. Most of the visitors come form VA, OH, PA, MD, NJ and NY. Most visitors stay in rentals homes, not B&B's or motels.

You are correct in the reading, but lets say you got a test 2 months ago, what's the point. It's the state, they try...

[nm9stheham]

Originally Posted by AustinB

You are correct in the reading, but lets say you got a test 2 months ago, what's the point. It's the state, they try...

LOL... that was what I was afraid of.


Yeah, the way it was written makes no good sense.