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More states across the nation increase COVID-19 restrictions ahead of Thanksgiving

By Associated Press

Nov. 16, 2020

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People have dinner in greenhouses used for outdoor dining amid the coronavirus pandemic at North Park Lounge in McCandless, Pa. An increasing number of governors and mayors are imposing restrictions ahead of Thanksgiving for fear that holiday travel and family gatherings will only worsen the record-breaking, coast-to-coast resurgence of the coronavirus.
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In this Nov. 12 photo, New Mexico Army National Guard soldiers check appointment information for people waiting for a COVID-19 test at the Public Health Department testing site in Santa Fe, N.M. In states like New Mexico and Washington and cities such as Philadelphia to Chicago, leaders are ordering or imploring residents to stay home to help stem a rising tide of infections that threatens to overwhelm the health care system.
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A demonstrator holds a sign demanding a mask mandate from the city council outside Carnegie Town Hall in Sioux Falls, S.D., Monday, Nov. 16. An increasing number of governors and mayors are imposing restrictions ahead of Thanksgiving for fear that holiday travel and family gatherings will only worsen the record-breaking, coast-to-coast resurgence of the coronavirus.
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A man walks down an empty street in an area where coronavirus cases have recently spiked in Newark, N.J. Residents in some parts of New Jersey's largest city are facing a 9 p.m. curfew for at least the rest of the month as officials seek to stop a surge in coronavirus infections.
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On a mostly empty street, an employee of Justin's BBQ closes up for the night in Newark, N.J. An increasing number of governors and mayors are imposing restrictions ahead of Thanksgiving for fear that holiday travel and family gatherings will only worsen the record-breaking, coast-to-coast resurgence of the coronavirus.
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An employee of a restaurant waits for customers in Newark, N.J. From New Mexico to New Jersey to Chicago, states and cities were ordering or imploring residents to stay home to help stem a rising tide of coronavirus infections that has prompted fears the nation’s health care system will quickly be overwhelmed.
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A man walks past a coffee shop as the store displays information signs in Chicago. An increasing number of governors and mayors are imposing restrictions ahead of Thanksgiving for fear that holiday travel and family gatherings will only worsen the record-breaking, coast-to-coast resurgence of the coronavirus.
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People wear a face masks as they walk to an ICNA (Islamic Circle of North America) Relief Resource Center and Food Pantry during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chicago. In states like New Mexico and Washington and cities such as Philadelphia to Chicago, leaders are ordering or imploring residents to stay home to help stem a rising tide of infections that threatens to overwhelm the health care system.
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A woman wears a mask and looks up as she waits for a bus at a bus stop in Chicago. From New Mexico to New Jersey to Chicago, states and cities were ordering or imploring residents to stay home to help stem a rising tide of coronavirus infections that has prompted fears the nation’s health care system will quickly be overwhelmed.
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