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| DATE | 2020-10-15 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [Hangout - NYLXS] Fauci cancels Thanksgiving - Christmas is next
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nypost.com
CDC releases Thanksgiving guidelines amid COVID-19 pandemic
By Natalie Musumeci
3 minutes
September 28, 2020 | 1:10pm | Updated September 28, 2020 | 3:27pm
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released its guidance
on how to safely celebrate Thanksgiving amid the coronavirus pandemic —
recommending that gatherings remain small and bargain-hunters stick to
online shopping.
The federal health agency advised that the safest way to celebrate
Turkey Day would be to stay home and avoid unnecessary travel.
“Thanksgiving is a time when many families travel long distances to
celebrate together. Travel increases the chance of getting and spreading
the virus that causes COVID-19,” the CDC posted on its website.
“Staying home is the best way to protect yourself and others.”
The agency then ranked a series of holiday activities from low-risk to
higher-risk.
Low-risk Thanksgiving activities include:
Having a small dinner with only the people who live in your household
Having a virtual dinner and sharing recipes with friends and family
Shopping online rather than in person on the day after Thanksgiving
or the next Monday
Watching sports events, parades, and movies from home
Moderate-risk activities include:
Having a small outdoor dinner with family and friends who live in
your community
Visiting pumpkin patches or orchards where people use hand sanitizer
before touching pumpkins or picking apples, wearing masks is encouraged
or enforced, and people are able to maintain social distancing
Attending a small outdoor sports events with safety precautions in place
The CDC urged Americans to avoid higher-risk activities like Black
Friday shopping at stores or attending parades.
The higher-risk activities for the holiday include:
Going shopping in crowded stores just before, on, or after Thanksgiving
Participating in or being a spectator at a crowded race
Attending crowded parades
Using alcohol or drugs, which the agency says can cloud judgment and
increase risky behaviors
Attending large indoor gatherings with people from outside of your
household
COVID-19 has so far infected more than 7.1 million Americans and killed
more than 204,700 people nationwide, according to data compiled by Johns
Hopkins University
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