Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving could be make-or-break as COVID-19 cases go up 70% nationwide in two weeks
In Pennsylvania, if you’re having friends over to socialize, you’re supposed to wear a mask — and so are your friends. That’s the rule, but Barb Chestnut has no intention of following it. “No one is going to tell me what I can or not do in my own home” said Chestnut, 60, of Shippensburg. …
Austin ISD, Sen. Cornyn give meals to families for Thanksgiving break
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Independent School District students and families got some help with meals for the Thanksgiving break on Monday. The district distributed meals into cars at Burger Stadium. Sen. John Cornyn volunteered to help. The distribution was made possible by the Central Texas Food Bank. With so many families still struggling financially due …
As COVID-19 Testing Numbers Shot Up In Recent Days, Health Officials Believe People Are Still Traveling For Thanksgiving – CBS Baltimore
BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — The number of people getting tested for COVID-19 in the last few days has shot up dramatically in Maryland. Instead of staying home for Thanksgiving, health officials believe people are getting a test, then traveling to go see family for the holiday. Maryland Health Department data shows that daily testing …
Williamson Co. middle, high school students will learn remotely after Thanksgiving break | Williamson County
FRANKLIN, TN (WSMV) – Williamson County middle and high schools will learn remotely for the week of Nov. 30, the school system announced on Monday. Students who attend Independence and Renaissance high schools will participate in a hybrid pilot. More information will be shared with those students by the school principals. The hope is …
Clarke, Oconee, UGA students break for Thanksgiving – WGAU
There are no classes today or for the rest of the week in schools in Clarke and Oconee counties: the University of Georgia is finishing fall semester classes today and tomorrow, with students not returning from Thanksgiving break until the start of spring semester in January. From WSB TV… It’s been a tradition for most …
Coronavirus live updates: Health officials renew pleas to stay home as Thanksgiving travelers crowd airports
November 23, 2020 at 12:11 AM EST Health officials make their final pleas for holiday caution as coronavirus cases spike By Paulina Firozi, Lena H. Sun and Hannah Knowles With nationwide coronavirus hospitalizations topping 80,000 and case counts on the cusp of 200,000 a day, officials and experts are giving their final pleas for caution …
Health officials plead for caution ahead of Thanksgiving as coronavirus cases spike
In an interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” Anthony S. Fauci, the country’s top infectious-disease expert, said he understands that many Americans are experiencing “covid fatigue” after months of pandemic restrictions, now tightening again in many places. But traveling over the holidays and ignoring public health guidelines are “going to get us into even …
Health officials urge people to get tested ahead of Thanksgiving
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Thanksgiving is days away, and health officials are encouraging people to get tested for the coronavirus ahead of the holiday. In just the past 24 hours, the Shelby County Health Department reported an increase of 185 new cases and the day before, it was 252. As the number of COVID-19 cases across the …
US hits 12 million cases; Thanksgiving travel not advised
CLOSE A coronavirus vaccine might not be widely available until several months into 2021. USA TODAY The U.S reported its 12 millionth case of COVID-19 on Saturday, days after the nation surpassed 250,000 deaths from the coronavirus — by far the largest total in the world. Experts say it will get worse. “Cases and deaths …
Augustana College offers COVID tests ahead of Thanksgiving break
This was a test Amy Nicholson did not need to plan to study for, either. ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Outside the PepsiCo Center at Augustana College in Rock Island, junior Amy Nicholson checked in to take her test. “It’s not very glamorous,” Nicholson said. “It’s pretty easy, pretty painless.” This was a test Nicholson did …
