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Mon Nov 30, 2020, 05:43 PM Nov 2020

Experts urge Thanksgiving travelers to get tested for Covid-19 as hospitalizations are at their high

Source: CNN

With more than 1 million travelers dispersing across the country in one day, health experts are asking those who gathered with people outside their households over Thanksgiving week to get tested for Covid-19.

Sunday marked the busiest US air travel day since the coronavirus pandemic began. And that means countless travelers could be carrying the virus home and infecting others unknowingly.

"If your family traveled, you have to assume that you were exposed and you became infected," White House coronavirus task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx told CBS on Sunday.

She also recommended those older than 65 get tested immediately if they develop any symptoms.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us-coronavirus-experts-urge-thanksgiving-travelers-to-get-tested-for-covid-19-as-hospitalizations-are-at-their-highest/ar-BB1bu6IX?ocid=NL_ENUS_D1_20201130_1_3

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