Pamela Cruz. Peninsula 360 Press.
The California government has urged citizens to spend Thanksgiving at home, and the upcoming holidays will be no exception.
For many people, the arrival of this holiday means getting together with friends and family, attending meetings, organizing dinners or traveling to other states to celebrate with their loved ones.
However, the state government mentioned that some of these festive activities may promote congregation and mixing between members of different households, which increases the risk of COVID-19 transmission.
In this regard, he said that infections are increasing at an alarming rate, so we must all do our part to stop the increase, as well as be aware of the actions we take.
The governor of California, Gavin Newsom, said that in the last week there has been an unprecedented increase in the number of cases of the virus, which reached a daily average of 11,591.
Likewise, through his Twitter account, he referred that the number of hospitalizations advanced more than 77 percent in the last two weeks, while the Johns Hopkins University pointed out that in the state there are more than 1.12 million cases and 18,745 deaths.
For its part, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explained that as long as cases continue to increase rapidly in the U.S., the safest way to celebrate Thanksgiving is at home with the people who live there.
If the decision is made to celebrate these dates with others, the CDC "strongly" suggests doing so virtually, by setting a specific time to share the meal together, through any application that allows video calls or conferences.
Finally, if you choose to live in person, it is recommended to take all measures such as the use of masks, maintain a physical distance of two meters from people who do not live in the same household and wash your hands frequently with soap and water or water-alcohol.
In addition to having the meal outdoors, limit the number of guests, talk to them in advance in order to set expectations for celebrating together, and use disposable options such as plastic utensils.
If the celebration will be indoors, fresh air can be let in by opening the doors and windows, and if possible use a fan in one window to blow the air outside, which will allow fresh air to enter through the other windows.
San Francisco City and County government reminded that citizen choices have a direct impact on the number of people who will get sick from COVID-19 this winter. "Do your part this year so we can pull together next year."
