Many Thanksgiving feasts on Thursday are somber, being scaled back, not held at all, or held virtually as Americans cope with their losses and restrictions aimed at beating back the virus.— Staffing shortages due to contact tracing and isolation protocols are forcing schools to move classes online.
The staffing challenges result in shut schools, even in districts where officials say the health risks of in-person learning are manageable. — With public health officials begging Americans not to travel, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was scaled back and aimed at a television audience instead of live crowds.
The fact that the parade took place at all made it a rare festivity in New York, which has seen most of its major events canceled over.