Chicago issues stay-at-home advisory & tells residents to cancel traditional Thanksgiving celebratio

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Thanksgiving typically means two things: lots of food and lots of family time. But this year, with Covid-19 numbers soaring, the city of Chicago would prefer if its residents nixed the latter.

As cases of Covid-19 continue to rise in the city, Chicago has issued a stay-at-home advisory -- encouraging residents to stay home and only leave for school, work or other essential needs, according to a news release issued Thursday. That includes seeking medical care, grocery shopping and picking up food.

The order, which begins Monday, extends through Thanksgiving festivities. Residents are "strongly advised" to not have guests in their homes outside of essential workers -- even family and close friends.

"Chicago has reached a critical point in the second surge of COVID-19, demanding that we undertake this multi-faceted and comprehensive effort to stop the virus in its tracks," said Mayor Lori Lightfoot in the release.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/chicago-issues-stay-at-home-advisory-and-tells-residents-to-cancel-traditional-thanksgiving-celebrations/ar-BB1aXAWg?li=BBnbcA1&ocid=DELLDHP

[Blue Owl]

1. K&R

[frazzled]

2. If you're not having guests, why would you need

essential workers? There’s something wrong with that sentence.

Well, I live in Chicago and was not planning to have guests anyway. It will be the first time in many decades that it will just be the two of us.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

3. Me too. It's going to be just the two of us here in Chicago.

I think now is the time to be the most vigilant. My partner works in medical and they have had two people in the office get it - not from work but probably from bars and restaurantsL

Our niece down state has it. Probably from a co worker in her medical office. Again, probably from outside the office.