WASHINGTON DC, KOMPAS.com – Ahead of the holidays Thanksgiving, a kind of Eid in United States of America ( AS), local residents go home and ignore warnings about the risk of spreading the plague corona virus.
So far total cases Covid-19 in the US there are more than 12 million, and millions of people are expected to travel for Thanksgiving.
Corona virus in the US it has also claimed more than 255,000 lives, the highest of any other country, and the continuing soaring death toll has prompted more than 20 states to adopt new restrictions.
More than 1 million people flew from US airports on Friday (11/20/2020), according to data from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) quoted. Reuters.
It is the second-highest domestic air traffic figure since the start of the pandemic corona virus in America, despite calls from the health authorities for residents to stay at home.
“This is the second time since the pandemic that passengers have surpassed 1 million,” wrote TSA spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein on Twitter on Saturday (21/11/2020).
Updated statistics: On Friday, Nov. 20, @TSA
screened 1,019,836 people at airport security checkpoints nationwide. This is the 2nd time since the pandemic passenger volume has surpassed 1 million. https://t.co/rH5iMMfW0n #traveling– Lisa Farbstein, TSA Spokesperson (@TSA_Northeast) November 21, 2020
Meanwhile on Friday Covid-19 in the United States recorded the highest daily new cases, namely 196,815 in a day.
Local health authorities have repeatedly warned that the rate is fast increasing in cases coronavirus in the United States can overwhelm the health care system.
They also appealed to residents not to travel and gather with people while celebrating Thanksgiving on Thursday (26/11/2020).
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But video footage on Twitter showed hundreds of people wearing masks filling the boarding gates at Sky Harbor airport in Phoenix, Arizona, last Friday.
Long lines were also observed at TSA checkpoints and kiosks at Chicago O’Hare airport that day. Local TV stations WGN call passenger density the same as before the pandemic.
The number of plane passengers ahead of Thanksgiving is expected to fall 47.5 percent from 2019, but 2.4 million people are expected to fly, according to a report from the American Automobile Association earlier this month.
Meanwhile, it is said that the number of trips by car has decreased by only 4 percent.
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“For those who want to travel, the majority will drive a car, which is free to change their holiday travel plans until the day of departure,” said AAA Senior Vice President Paula Twidale.
The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued a strong appeal to Americans to refrain from all kinds of travel during Thanksgiving.
“We are concerned about an exponential increase in hospitalizations and deaths,” said CDC officer Henry Walke to reporters, Thursday (19/11/2020).
Then seven governors of the Midwestern states of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Michigan urged their citizens to comply with medical advice during the holidays, and not celebrate Thanksgiving with people outside the home.
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