The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is 'strongly' advising Americans not to travel for Thanksgiving and not to spend the holiday with people from outside their household amid a nationwide surge of COVID-19. Officials said they were also posting recommendations on their website on how to stay safe during the holidays for those Americans who do choose to travel. AAA Travel, who releases annual Thanksgiving travel forecasts, predicts 50 million Americans will travel - either by plane, train, bus or car - for the holiday this year. The organization does note that travel in 2020 is likely to much less than its forecast given rising infection rates and changing CDC guidance. The guidance from the CDC comes after seven governors, two Republicans and five Democrats, published an op-ed in the Washington Post that called on Americans to 'stay home this Thanksgiving.'

Source: The Nation November 19, 2020 22:06 UTC