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Dec 21, 2020
DEC. 21 â With the effects of the post-Thanksgiving surge in COVID-19 cases still rippling outward and another round of holiday gatherings expected through the end of the month, Gov. Charlie Baker is reviewing what options he has for imposing new restrictions meant to slow the spread of the virus.
The governor said Monday that he expects to say more on the topic soon and that Massachusetts simply cannot afford to have its coronavirus caseload increase as it did in the days and weeks immediately after Thanksgiving. Baker said he was basically begging everyone to stay within their immediate household for Christmas and New Year s to keep the state s hospitals from being overwhelmed.
The health care industry, amplifying Gov. Charlie Baker s stay-home-for-the-holidays message, released a joint video statement Monday. It may be the most wonderful time of the year as Andy Williams famously sang in 1963, but during the pandemic this holiday season is also the most dangerous, the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association wrote in its weekly newsletter. The state and the Massachusetts hospital community are urging people to limit in-person celebrations to household members only, and to postpone or cancel travel this holiday season. Stay away from Santas, deliver carols virtually, and maintain social distancing if out and about looking at holiday light displays.