{"id":389,"date":"2020-11-12T16:52:53","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T16:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/healthservices\/?page_id=389"},"modified":"2020-11-12T16:52:53","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T16:52:53","slug":"safer-holiday-gatherings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/healthservices\/safer-holiday-gatherings\/","title":{"rendered":"Safer Holiday Gatherings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Public health experts are strongly recommending against holiday gatherings this year.\u00a0 The risk of transmitting the virus at a holiday party is undeniable.\u00a0 \u00a0It&#8217;s understandable that many families will still choose to come together, though, because these traditions are just what we crave to get out from under the weight of the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>If you choose to have family gatherings, these suggestions might make them safer and offer some protection to your loved ones:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Limit the number of people at your gathering to fewer than 10.<\/li>\n<li>Hold your gathering outdoors, if possible.\u00a0 Light a fire in the firepit if you have one.\u00a0 Advise people to dress warmly and have a few quilts on hand.<\/li>\n<li>If gathering indoors, allow for good ventilation by opening windows.<\/li>\n<li>Continue to maintain social distancing indoors, as much as possible, especially when eating or drinking.<\/li>\n<li>Wear masks in your home when any visitors are present.<\/li>\n<li>If traveling out of state, be aware of the testing requirements of that state.\u00a0 Be aware of the severity of covid in your visitors&#8217; home states.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Holiday gatherings are likely to bring young and old family members together.\u00a0 Please be mindful of how easily a young asymptomatic individual could pass the illness on to someone at risk of a more serious illness.<\/p>\n<p>Please find ways to stay safely connected to your loved ones this holiday season.\u00a0 Wishing everyone a safe and restorative end to 2020!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Public health experts are strongly recommending against holiday gatherings this year.\u00a0 The risk of transmitting the virus at a holiday party is undeniable.\u00a0 \u00a0It&#8217;s understandable that many families will still choose to come together, though, because these traditions are just &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":96,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-389","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/healthservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/healthservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/healthservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/healthservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/96"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/healthservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/healthservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/389\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/healthservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}