NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio urged New Yorkers not to travel this Thanksgiving to see family and friends because of the coronavirus:
.@BilldeBlasio urging New Yorkers not to travel to see family over the holidays.
— Erin Durkin (@erinmdurkin) October 27, 2020
He says travel could put “yourself and your family in danger”:
"Realize that by doing that, unfortunately you could be putting yourself and your family in danger."
— Erin Durkin (@erinmdurkin) October 27, 2020
And he doesn’t want to see NYC’s “progress slip away”:
"We can't let all of our progress slip away" because of holiday travel, says @BilldeBlasio
— Erin Durkin (@erinmdurkin) October 27, 2020
But it’s not a mandatory ban, at least, not yet:
De Blasio's guidance against travel is not mandatory – if you do travel city encourages getting tested. And if you travel to a state on the high-risk list (most of the country), 2 week quarantine is mandatory.
— Erin Durkin (@erinmdurkin) October 27, 2020
He also wants a mandatory test before someone is allowed to get on an airplane:
Mayor de Blasio calling for federal government to require a negative coronavirus test within 72 hours in order to fly on an airplane
— J. David Goodman (@jdavidgoodman) October 27, 2020
Gird your loins for more of this if Biden wins next week.
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