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Hawaii Gov. David Ige urges tourists to stay home amid COVID surge: 'Now is not the time to visit
the islands'Hawaii Gov. David Ige is urging tourists not to visit the popular destination through October due to a surge in COVID cases that has the state's hospitals at capacity.
"It's not a good time to travel to the islands,'' he said at a news conference Monday.
Monday's announcement does not mean travelers cannot visit Hawaii, as the state did not tighten its entry requirements. Since October, travelers have been able to visit by presenting a negative COVID test to bypass the state's strict quarantine. In July, the testing requirement went away for vaccinated travelers.
There has been speculation the testing requirement would return due to the spike in COVID cases from the delta variant but Ige said that is difficult to do since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says domestic travel is safe for vaccinated travelers.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/hawaii-gov-david-ige-urges-020043655.html