The officials blamed Thanksgiving transmissions they fear will be repeated if people gather for Christmas and New Year's and don’t take precautions like wearing masks, socially distancing, staying home as much as possible and not socializing with others. “We are really making a clarion and desperate call to Californians to not repeat what happened at Thanksgiving,” said Dr. Stephen Parodi, The Permanente Medical Group’s associate executive director. “Our hospital systems cannot afford to see another increase like we saw with Thanksgiving.”California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly reiterated that the state’s modeling shows some hospitals and regions of the state will be overwhelmed in coming weeks if the current surge continues. But he said that’s not a given. “Let’s make some choices over the next 10 days that we will never regret, because our families, our loved ones, our communities will be more intact because of it,” he said.

Source: Daily Sun December 22, 2020 17:48 UTC