"Cancel gatherings, large and small": Texas officials raise alarm ahead of Thanksgiving holiday

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by Aria Jones, Texas Tribune


The original plan for Thanksgiving was that nothing would be different.

Eight members of Jesse Gonzales’ family would come from all over North Texas for a traditional turkey dinner in his Dallas home, just like they do every year. His grandchildren would run around the house and Jesse would watch football with his son while other family members caught up and retold old stories.

Then, the family got a wake-up call.

Gonzales was hospitalized with COVID-19 in October. And six other family members also caught the virus around the same time. It was enough to remind the family about the seriousness of the still-raging coronavirus pandemic.

So this year, Thanksgiving is canceled. It’s a big deal for Gonzales, who loves the fall holiday celebration even more than Christmas — which is also canceled.

Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2020/11/17/texas-thanksgiving-coronavirus/