Experts fear the holidays will fuel the U.S. crisis
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Hard-hit California eclipsed 2 million coronavirus cases on Christmas Eve as the U.S. headed into a holiday season of travel and family gatherings that threaten to fuel the deadly outbreak across the nation.
Despite warnings from public health experts to stay home, over 1.19 million travelers passed through U.S. airport security checkpoints Wednesday down by about 40% from a year ago, but the highest one-day total since the crisis took hold in mid-March.
Airports also recorded around 1 million travelers on each of the five days between last Friday and Tuesday.
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Registered nurse Nicole Grecco looks through a small window while working in a covid-19 unit at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, Calif. on Monday.
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LOS ANGELES Hard-hit California eclipsed 2 million coronavirus cases on Christmas Eve as the U.S. headed into a holiday season of travel and family gatherings that threaten to fuel the deadly outbreak across the nation.
Despite warnings from public health experts to stay home, over 1.19 million travelers passed through U.S. airport security checkpoints Wednesday down by about 40% from a year ago, but the highest one-day total since the crisis took hold in mid-March.
Despite warnings to stay home to prevent the spread of COVID-19, over 1.19 million travelers passed through U.S. airport security checkpoints Wednesday.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hard-hit California eclipsed 2 million coronavirus cases on Christmas Eve as the U.S. headed into a holiday season of travel and family gatherings that threaten to