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Joe Biden urges Americans to forgo big Thanksgiving

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Newstalk ZB / AP,
Publish Date
Thu, 26 Nov 2020, 11:54AM
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Joe Biden urges Americans to forgo big Thanksgiving

Author
Newstalk ZB / AP,
Publish Date
Thu, 26 Nov 2020, 11:54AM

A big Biden family Thanksgiving is off the table for President-elect Joe Biden because of the pandemic.

In remarks billed as a Thanksgiving address to the nation, the Democrat urged Americans to “hang on” and not “surrender to the fatigue” after months of coping with the virus.

He noted that public health officials have asked Americans to give up many of the traditions that make Thanksgiving special, like big indoor family get-togethers.

Biden said he knows how hard it is to give up family traditions but that it’s very important this year given the spike in virus cases, averaging about 160,000 a day.

He urged everyone to wear masks, practice social distancing and limit the size of groups, calling it a “patriotic duty” until a vaccine is approved.

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