Is Coronavirus Changing Your Thanksgiving: Take MI Patch’s Survey

MICHIGAN — With coronavirus cases surging in Michigan and across the country and new restrictions and recommendations going into place, public health officials are worried that Thanksgiving could make the situation even worse. With the cold weather, it is also less feasible to have an outdoor gathering that is generally considered less risky for the virus to spread.

In Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has been urging residents to be safe around the holiday. Whitmer, along with state health officials, announced on Sunday a series of restrictions aiming at keeping people from causing immense spread of the coronavirus on Thanksgiving.

For the next three weeks, indoor residential gatherings are limited to two households at any one time, while the state is urging families to only interact with one other household over the next three weeks. Outdoor gatherings are limited to 25 people.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released updated guidance on Thanksgiving celebrations. Attending large indoor gatherings with people from outside of an immediate household is considered a higher risk than small outdoor gatherings or virtual gatherings.

In updated guidance issued Thursday, the CDC is now advising against traveling for the holiday.

Michigan Patch wants to know about how our readers are planning to celebrate Thanksgiving this year.

Please take a few minutes to fill out the following survey. Your answers are anonymous, but you do have the option to state your views more fully.