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Traveling to visit parents, purchase trips to buy gifts, big family gatherings and friends, sharing huge meals with lovers, supporters with colleagues ... These are all activities that define A normal holiday season. However, because of the Pandemic of Covid-19, the festivities of this year -Manksgiving, Christmas, Hanoukkah and Kwanzaa included - could feed an important infection pusher warningDarren Mareiniss, MD, Facece, Emergency medicine doctor at Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia and expert in preparation for the pandemic. Read about its warning and ensure your health and health of others, do not miss theseWithout signs that you have already had coronavirus.

"The virus is already starting to overcome"

"I'm afraid that the virus already starts to over-over", reveals Dr. Mareiniss atEat this, not that! Health.

One of the main problems related to Covid and holidays, is the way the virus transmits - especially widespread person to the person - and that it is more infectious than the flu. This, associated with the fact that people "can be infectious for days before showing symptoms", is a disaster recipe.

"One person could attend a Thanksgiving meal and be totally asymptotic," he says. "All the time, it could pass the infection to other people at the table."

The extra risk is that the holidays often involve family members who gather throughout the country and that "the travels needed for these gatherings could increase exposure to others," he said. "People could be infected during an event in part of the country and return to another part of the country wearing infection with them."

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How to stay safe this holiday season

In order to prevent a major increase after the holidays, Dr. Mareiniss suggested that your plans."The best way to prevent this is limiting your holiday celebrations to the immediate family that you are already exposed," he says. "Alternatively, an event could be held outside, with masks and distancing. However, with colder turning time, it may not be an option for many families."

Monday, disease control and prevention control centers have updated theirTips on holiday celebrations, which offers advice on how to minimize infection, reveals what activities are the highest and lowest risk, what to consider before hosting or joining a celebration and that should refrain from gathering meetings in anybody.

For example, they suggest that anyone at an increased risk for COVID, has been exposed to the virus, or has symptoms or could possibly be infected should avoid group gatherings. Many of their suggestions reflect the opinion of Dr. Mareiniss.

If you plan to attend or organize a celebration, the CDC exhorts the holding of your event outside, limiting the size, that guests have masks, limiting the time of the gathering and maintaining social distancing during. You should also take details about your guests. For example, if they have traveled from one local with a high level of infection and what is their behavior before the event. They also emphasize that the safest way to celebrate is with members of your household or organize a virtual event with other friends and family.

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Dr. Faisci accepts the holidays are a "risk"

Dr. Anthony FauciThe main infectious infectious expert of the nation, also published several warnings on a potential increase in cases following the holidays. "It is unfortunately a risk, when you have people coming from the city, bringing together together in an inner setting," he said last week during an interview with CBS NEWS NEWS. "It's regrettable, because it's a so sacred part of the American tradition - the family gather around Thanksgiving. But it's a risk."

"Given the fluid and dynamic nature of what is happening in the spread and rising infections, I think people should be very cautious and cautious of social gatherings, especially when family members could be a risk because of their age. Or their underlying condition, "he said, adding:" You may have to bite the ball and sacrifice that social collection unless you are not sure that the people you are dealing with are not infected. "And to cross this pandemic with your healthiest, do not miss these 35 places you are most likely to catch Covid .