State surgeon: Testing-based reopening plan was 'too risky' By Steve Limtiaco View Comments The governor decided to switch to a vaccination-based reopening plan for the island because the original testing-based plan was too risky, according to Dr. Mike Cruz. Cruz answered questions about the island’s travel quarantine during Friday’s meeting of the government’s recovery task force. Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero proposed easing travel quarantine restrictions starting May 1, for passengers who test negative for COVID-19 before arrival. On April 30, she pushed back the start date for the revised quarantine until at least May 15 and changed the rules, requiring passengers to instead be “fully immunized” to skip quarantine.