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| Coronavirus: Millions travel for Thanksgiving despite warnings | Coronavirus: Millions travel for Thanksgiving despite warnings |
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| Three million people are reported to have travelled through US airports from Friday to Sunday | Three million people are reported to have travelled through US airports from Friday to Sunday |
| Millions of Americans are already travelling home to celebrate Thanksgiving, despite warnings from health officials amid a significant wave of coronavirus cases and deaths. | Millions of Americans are already travelling home to celebrate Thanksgiving, despite warnings from health officials amid a significant wave of coronavirus cases and deaths. |
| Thanksgiving, traditionally a large family get-together that rivals Christmas in size, is on Thursday. | Thanksgiving, traditionally a large family get-together that rivals Christmas in size, is on Thursday. |
| Three million people are reported to have already travelled through US airports from Friday to Sunday. | Three million people are reported to have already travelled through US airports from Friday to Sunday. |
| But the number is around half the usual figure for Thanksgiving travel. | But the number is around half the usual figure for Thanksgiving travel. |
| Is this coronavirus wave the worst yet in the US? | Is this coronavirus wave the worst yet in the US? |
| Dr Anthony Fauci, the country's top infectious diseases expert, told CBS News that people in airports "are going to get us into even more trouble than we're in right now". | Dr Anthony Fauci, the country's top infectious diseases expert, told CBS News that people in airports "are going to get us into even more trouble than we're in right now". |
| Dr Anthony Fauci asks families to weigh up the risks of their Thanksgiving plans | Dr Anthony Fauci asks families to weigh up the risks of their Thanksgiving plans |
| The number of people flying in the US is the highest since mid-March, when the virus started to spread rapidly in the country. | The number of people flying in the US is the highest since mid-March, when the virus started to spread rapidly in the country. |
| But millions of Americans are also making huge personal sacrifices to stay at home this year. Some of our readers have been sharing their stories with us. | |
| 'I'm sad I won't be able to see my grandma' | |
| We are used to family gatherings. Not being able to spend holidays with family - especially not visiting parents - is hard, but it's the right and responsible thing to do. We want them around. Dr Abdul Razzak, Ohio | |
| Our families have been understanding about our desire not to travel this year. My husband and I will have just one friend over, who has been part of our 'bubble' all year. Meredith Power, Maryland | |
| I am staying home and avoiding any unnecessary travel or contact with other people. Normally we travel to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with our family. I'm sad I will not be able to see my grandma. I miss being in their presence. Ryan Sedgeley, Wyoming | |
| The agonising dilemma facing millions of Americans | |
| Inevitably, however, much of the focus is on those who are travelling, and the fears that many are ignoring the health guidance. | |
| Cleavon Gilman, an emergency doctor in Arizona, tweeted: "Our pleas for help have fallen on selfish deaf ears." | Cleavon Gilman, an emergency doctor in Arizona, tweeted: "Our pleas for help have fallen on selfish deaf ears." |
| I'm an ER doctor in Arizona and our hospitals are being overwhelmed with COVID19. 7.4 million people & only 174 ICU beds left with healthcare workers calling out sick. Our pleas for help have fallen on selfish deaf ears - this is Phoenix airport @dougduceypic.twitter.com/7iLbngxHNp | I'm an ER doctor in Arizona and our hospitals are being overwhelmed with COVID19. 7.4 million people & only 174 ICU beds left with healthcare workers calling out sick. Our pleas for help have fallen on selfish deaf ears - this is Phoenix airport @dougduceypic.twitter.com/7iLbngxHNp |
| On Monday, the US - the worst-hit country in the world - recorded a further 150,000 cases of coronavirus, according to the Covid Tracking Project. | On Monday, the US - the worst-hit country in the world - recorded a further 150,000 cases of coronavirus, according to the Covid Tracking Project. |
| The number of people admitted to hospital with the virus has increased by nearly 50% in the past two weeks, while more than 257,000 have now died of Covid-19 nationwide. | The number of people admitted to hospital with the virus has increased by nearly 50% in the past two weeks, while more than 257,000 have now died of Covid-19 nationwide. |
| Elsewhere in the US: | Elsewhere in the US: |
| There are concerns in Los Angeles that some hospitals could run out of beds as the pressure of patients infected with Covid-19 becomes too much | There are concerns in Los Angeles that some hospitals could run out of beds as the pressure of patients infected with Covid-19 becomes too much |
| Texas Senator Ted Cruz has caused controversy by tweeting an illustration of a turkey with the words "come and take it", with the Republican adding: "Wait till they find out we won't give up Christmas either". This comes as huge queues have formed at food banks, and morgues in the state become overwhelmed with bodies | Texas Senator Ted Cruz has caused controversy by tweeting an illustration of a turkey with the words "come and take it", with the Republican adding: "Wait till they find out we won't give up Christmas either". This comes as huge queues have formed at food banks, and morgues in the state become overwhelmed with bodies |
| A large Pentecostal church in California ignored public health orders on Sunday by staging packed indoor services with conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Very few wore masks at the event | A large Pentecostal church in California ignored public health orders on Sunday by staging packed indoor services with conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Very few wore masks at the event |
| “No end in sight”: One day inside a rural North Dakota hospital's Covid fight | “No end in sight”: One day inside a rural North Dakota hospital's Covid fight |