“The tragedy that can happen is that one of your family members, gathered at a family reunion, can be hospitalized and seriously ill and die. We don’t want that to happen. ”Wal. Walke said. “This year we are telling people to stay as safe as possible.”
Students returning home for the holidays should isolate themselves and limit interaction with friends on campus before returning. Once home, he should try to limit interaction with family members, communicate outside the home, and wear a mask indoors if a family member has a prolonged condition that puts them at risk.
Dr .. VK said he would not visit his parents himself, although they had not seen him in several months and they were urging him to come home, and he encouraged his adults and college-age children to keep themselves separate before he got home. done. For the holiday.
New concerns about the virus have been reflected in air travel plans. United Airlines recently said Thanksgiving Week is expected to be the busiest time since the epidemic began, but on Thursday it reported that bookings have slowed and the backlog has increased in recent days. December flights between the US and Europe have declined due to a sharp rise in cases on both sides of the Atlantic.
AAA Travel said last week that it expects at least a 10 percent drop in travel, the biggest one-year decline since Thanksgiving, 2008, when the country was in the throes of a recession. People who decide to travel are more likely to drive, going shorter distances for less days than otherwise, the organization said. Much less than air travel, car trips are projected to decline by 3.3 percent. The AAA cited rising cases, quarantine regulations, health concerns and rising unemployment as factors.
If Americans prefer to travel, they should wear masks as safely as possible and maintain social distance, even during Thanksgiving meals with others outside the home.
The American Hospital Association teamed up with the American Nurses Association and the American Medical Association, which represents many doctors in the country, to urge people to be cautious during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
