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Grocery stores are stocking their freezers with turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving, but public officials are warning of the dangers of indoor, family gatherings, and are asking Washingtonians to cancel holiday plans away from their own homes.

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Inslee asks residents to skip family gatherings
November 13, 2020 1 a.m.

Inslee asks residents to skip family gatherings

OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee is asking Washington residents to forgo family gatherings this Thanksgiving and Christmas, as it is not safe to gather inside now due to the state’s rising number of COVID-19 cases.