Later in the conference, Ms. Diorio was asked by The Charlotte Observer’s Alison Kuznitz, how she will be celebrating the holidays this year “now that we have to adjust with the pandemic.”
“I will be traveling by car to Durham, North Carolina, to see some close family. Small group,” Ms. Diorio responded.
Ms. Kuznitz didn’t press the issue but WBT’s Brett Jensen did later on, saying he was “curious” and “confused” by Ms. Diorio’s answer.
“Isn’t that what we’re not supposed to be doing, by spending only time with people that we actually live with?” Mr. Jensen asked.
Mecklenburg County s Public Health Director urging families to stay home for Christmas
To keep this holiday merry and bright, Harris is encouraging everyone to stay home and to only celebrate with those you live with. Author: Ashley Daley Updated: 3:45 PM EST December 22, 2020
CHARLOTTE, N.C. For months, Mecklenburg County residents have been hearing the message that they’re safer at home.
“So, what is not safe over the holidays? Travel, gatherings and extensive shopping,” said Gibbie Harris, Public Health Director for Mecklenburg County, citing a surge in both positive cases and hospitalizations.
To keep this holiday merry and bright, Harris is encouraging everyone to stay home and to only celebrate with those you live with.
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Leaders in Mecklenburg County are continuing to discourage residents from traveling for the holidays or getting together with people they don’t live with. The warning comes as COVID-19 trends in the county continue to worsen.
“For this holiday season, we ask that you stay home and only be around those who you live with,” Mecklenburg County Manager Dena Diorio said at a press conference on Monday.
Diorio said county data show that COVID-19 is still “very widespread” in the community and she called holiday gatherings “some of the most dangerous places to be.”
But Diorio is not following her own advice about holiday celebrations. She told reporters on Monday that she would be “traveling by car to Durham to see some close family, a small group.” The county manager elaborated when pressed by reporter Brett Jensen of WBT News.