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Vermont Business Magazine April 9 marked the start of Step 1 of the Vermont Forward reopening plan, which Governor Scott announced last week.
New Travel Policy: Effective April 9, quarantine is no longer required. Find the full travel guidance including new testing policies for Vermonters and visitors at the Department of Health website. The certificate of compliance for lodging establishments is still required until all travel restrictions are fully lifted, currently scheduled for June 1st.
Shift to Universal Guidance: Effective today, Group A sectors in the Vermont Forward plan will move to universal guidance measures for business operations. All remaining business sectors ( Group B ) can plan to move to universal guidance on May 1st.
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Passenger rail service to Saratoga, Rutland to resume July 19
Vermont had closed its border to prevent coronavirus spread
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Vermont officials announced Thursday that Amtrak trains would return to the state in July, as the governor s pandemic reopening plan moves forward. The Ethan Allen Express, which had ended its run in Albany, will resume serving Schenectady, Saratoga Springs and Fort Edward on its way to Rutland. Above, coronavirus precaution signs at the Albany-Rensselaer train station in November. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
The Vermont Department of Transportation announced Thursday that Amtrak and state-supported inter-city bus service will resume in the state beginning July 19. The services had been suspended in March 2020 at the start of the pandemic.
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Gov. Phil Scott unveiled a plan Tuesday morning intended to return Vermont to normalcy with masking and social distancing still encouraged by the Fourth of July, although there was some concerning news about a surge in cases among young people.
The Vermont Forward Road Map to Reopening involves three steps over the next three months, beginning on April 9.
Step 1 will allow unvaccinated Vermonters to cross state lines without requiring quarantining, as long as they receive a negative COVID-19 test within three days of returning to the state. Visitors can come to Vermont without quarantining as long as they receive a negative test within three days of arriving.