COVID-19 spread when 5 million people left Wuhan at Chinese New Year — yet 50 million Americans traveled for Thanksgiving

AAA anticipates Thanksgiving Air Travel will fall by nearly half this year to 2.4 million, the biggest annual air-travel decrease on record. However, the majority of Thanksgiving travelers ( 95 %) will travel by car, totaling 50 Million travelers. COVID-19 is believed to have originated in Wuhan, China. Early spread of the disease was helped by preparations for China’s Lunar New Year. Wuhan mayor Zhou Xianwang said 5 million people had left the city before travel restrictions were imposed ahead… (www.marketwatch.com) Más...