How should Thanksgiving be celebrated in the middle of the worst global pandemic in a century? Thanksgiving offers profound risks if large numbers of guests hailing from different households — especially those traveling from far away — gather. That’s why the safest bet is to stick to your own household for the holiday this year, public health officials say. California has seen significant jumps in coronavirus infections, hospitalizations and positive test rates, and officials expect deaths to rise too. Health officials nationally and in California continue to urge people to avoid travel , which raises the risk of contracting and spreading the coronavirus.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 13, 2020 18:55 UTC