With millions of Americans walking on Wednesday, health experts worry that even the country’s longest night for travel in general could be its most dangerous. Despite the boom in the new Cases of corona virus, Expect up to AAA 50 million Americans Travel.
More than 2.3 million people have been infected nationwide in the past two weeks, and more than 2,000 have died in the last 24 hours, according to Johns Hopkins University. It is the highest single-day mortality in more than six months.
The public urges the public despite clear warnings from officials Stay at home This Thanksgiving, Millions of people are hitting the skies and roads anyway.
Romeo Garcio left Maryland on Wednesday afternoon for his parents’ home in Greenville, North Carolina.
“The holidays are really the only time I can see my family,” he said.
When asked if he was at all worried about bringing coronavirus with him, Garcઓએa replied, “Not at all. I’ve been tested. I’m negative.”
But that wasn’t enough for Tom Wilson. He made the awkward decision not to spend Thanksgiving with his family.
“It was just like a risk that wasn’t worth taking,” Wilson said.
Meanwhile, there are additional patches of increasing restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of the virus in cities and states. Fourteen states and Washington, D.C., call for mandatory testing or quarantine requirements for travelers. New York City police are setting up checkpoints on bridges and tunnels and are moving to the state of Maryland to check whether bars and rest restaurants comply with rent rules.
a Advice to stay home The location is now in Pennsylvania, and the state has ordered bars, restaurants and private catered events to stop the sale of liquor for consumption on site at Thanksgiving Eve at 1 p.m.
In Los Angeles County, meals will be served in restaurants, breweries, wineries and bars. Restricted Starting Wednesday. CBS At 10 p.m., all counties in the county will only be able to offer take-out, drive-through and delivery services, according to Los Angeles reports.
From coast to coast, governors and mayors practically urge people not to gather.
“Don’t be hard on those front workers,” said Minnesota Governor Tim Wallace.
“Behaving like a normal Thanksgiving can deny reality,” said New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
Small gatherings are now a big driver in spreading the virus. Fifteen members of the Texas family signed the COVID-19 at their birthday lunch.
“Please don’t be like my family and ignore the CDC guidelines,” one family member said in the video.
CBS News Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. John La Puque has advice for people who have chosen to get together with friends and family.
“I think the safest thing people do is assume they’re infected and contagious but they just don’t know it, even if they’ve had a negative test recently.”
Dr Lapuk added that masks should be worn during gatherings, eating and socializing should be divided into separate areas, and windows and doors should be kept open.
Relief for a nation fed up with coronavirus may be just months away. The pace of operations is expected to reach 110 million Americans – a third of the country – to be vaccinated by February.
“The entire U.S. population should be covered in terms of vaccine doses available somewhere between May and December,” Monsef Sloui, chief adviser at Operation Rap Speed, told CBS News.
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