NOW: Families of college students are urged to take precautions for #Thanksgiving2020 amid spiking #COVID19 cases.

@Dr_Infection says wear masks in homes, keep social distance, and wash hands often.

Also, students should not visit hometown friends or attended parties. (1/5)
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The preparations start now.

@Dr_Infection says:

-With fewer than 14 days until #Thanksgiving2020, the timeline is important

-Students need to isolate as much a possible before travel

-Parents need to check testing data & positivity rates at their student’s school
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@Dr_Infection reminds families to pay attention to Ohio’s Travel Advisory list.

@OHdeptofhealth officials want people coming to Ohio from those states to quarantine 14 days.

https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/covid-19/families-and-individuals/COVID-19-Travel-Advisory/
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@Dr_Infection says the “wild card” with #Thanksgiving2020 travel is #asymptotic spread of #COVID19.

Odds are healthy college-age people would recover fine, but he stresses the concern is possible spread to high-risk family members or others.
. @OhioState has given its own advisory to students:

-Get #COVID19 test prior to travel

-Travel as soon as possible after a negative test

-Avoid public transit

-Limit interactions with others, especially outside a student’s household https://safeandhealthy.osu.edu/travel 
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