People walk through New York’s LaGuardia Airport on November 24, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Health officials on Wednesday urged Americans to stay home over the upcoming holiday season and consider getting tested for coronavirus before and after if they do decide to travel.RELATED: CDC shortens coronavirus exposure quarantine periodThe federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that the best way to stay safe and protect others is to stay home.That’s the same advice they had over Thanksgiving but many Americans traveled anyway.
With COVID-19 cases and deaths continuing to rise, the CDC added the testing option.Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.