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Dr. Dave Hnida’s Thanksgiving Advice For Coloradans: Quarantine, Test, Plan

Gov. Jared Polis began the discussion about quarantines last week.

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By Raetta Holdman

November 16, 2020

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(CBS4)CBS4 Medical Editor Dr. Dave Hnida has joined the voices encouraging families to limit interactions for Thanksgiving or to at least quarantine.

Gov. Jared Polis began the discussion about quarantines last week.

Find out what's happening in Across Coloradofor free with the latest updates from Patch.

“If you plan on seeing relatives from other households for Thanksgiving you should self-quarantine and avoid the risk of infecting yourself today so you’re not unwittingly bringing that in and losing a loved one — a family member who only wants to celebrate Thanksgiving with you. And that’s a very important caution for people not to play Russian roulette over Thanksgiving,” he said in a COVID-19 news conference. “You wouldn’t do it with a gun and you shouldn’t do it with the virus.”

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