New York City's government has urged people to take precautions against the coronavirus pandemic as Thanksgiving on November 26 ushers in the traditional holiday season. Thanksgiving is a Federal holiday celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November in the United States of America. Traditionally, this holiday celebrates the giving of thanks for the autumn harvest.

"Go to virtual or outdoor religious services ... Keep family gatherings small and outdoors, if possible ... Stay local, travel safely, get a FREE COVID-19 test and quarantine for 14-days after a trip," it tweeted.  Mayor Bill de Blasio handled by tweeting, "With the holidays around the corner, we can't get complacent. We can't risk uncontrolled COVID-19 spread. We don't want another citywide shutdown. I know how hard this will be. I know it's a major sacrifice. But we need to keep our city safe." He added - "When it comes to our indicators, we are in a dangerous situation in New York City: 71 patients admitted to the hospital ... 779 new cases ... The infection rate 7-day average is 2.21 percent. These numbers should have us all alarmed and ready to act with everything we've got,"

Last week, the mayor told the public that the city was not witnessing a second wave of the pandemic as its infection rate had remained under 3 percent, but still put people on high alert as the virus could ferociously attack the city at any time, especially during winter.

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