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Philly health commissioner warns against gathering with family during holidays due to COVID
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The Philadelphia health commissioner warned residents Wednesday against attending holiday gatherings with people from other households-- including family-- due to the prevalence of COVID-19 in the city.
Dr. Cheryl Bettigole, the commissioner, expressed her own frustrations with the announcement, but insisted that the recommendation is necessary, Fox 29 reported. She called indoor holiday parties "too dangerous."
"We’re now entering what could be the most dangerous time since last winter," she said, according to CBS Philadelphia. "With flu season just around the corner, I’m very concerned that a spike in people being hospitalized for COVID may put our hospitals over the edge."
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