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Americans risk traveling over Thanksgiving despite warnings

Associated Press down dramatically from
Millions of Americans took the same time last year,
to the skies and the high- many pressed ahead with
ways ahead of Thanksgiv- their holiday plans amid
ing at the risk of pouring skyrocketing deaths, hos-
gasoline on the coronavirus pitalizations and confirmed
fire, disregarding increas- infections across the U.S.
ingly dire warnings that Some were tired of more
they stay home and limit than eight months of social
their holiday gatherings distancing and determined
to members of their own to spend time with loved
household. ones.
Those who are flying wit- "I think with the holidays
nessed a distinctly 2020 and everything, it's so im-
landscape at the nation's portant right now, espe-
airports during what is tra- cially because people are
ditionally one of the busiest so bummed out because
travel periods of the year: of the whole pandemic,"
plexiglass barriers in front said 25-year-old Cassidy
of the ID stations, rapid vi- Zerkle of Phoenix, who flew Travelers wait in line at the ticket counter before traveling from Cleveland Hopkins International
rus testing sites inside termi- to Kansas City, Missouri, to Airport, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, in Cleveland.
nals, and paperwork asking visit family. Associated Press
them to quarantine on ar- She brought snacks and
rival at their destination. her own hand sanitizer and “As long as you’re main- hands, people should see million confirmed infections
While the number of Ameri- said the flight was half full. taining your distance, their families right now,” and over 269,000 deaths in
cans traveling by air over She had a row of seats to you’re not touching stuff she said. The coronavirus is the U.S.
the past several days was herself. and you’re sanitizing your blamed for more than 12.6 Continued on page 3