Holiday Guidance

Please see this overview the State has provided regarding questions you might have about holiday gatherings.

Several factors contribute to the holidays being a high-risk time to spread the virus, including:

• Traveling to communities with high concentration of COVID-19 cases;
• Gathering (indoors or outdoors) with friends and family outside of your local area;
• Participating in larger, longer gatherings;
• Traveling for long periods of time in enclosed spaces like buses or airplanes; and,
• Risky behavior like not wearing masks, or not social distancing around family members and close friends.
• No matter how you celebrate – it’s critical to make a plan to ensure that you keep yourself, and your family as safe as possible.

What’s the best way to stay safe over the holiday season?

The best way to ensure your family gatherings are safe is to have your holiday gatherings virtually. But, if you have to travel, and visit family and friends for the holiday – follow some basic public health safety precautions. The State of CT has put forward an extensive FAQ on holiday gatherings, which can be found here. Please note, the State of CT has recommended to keep Thanksgiving celebrations to 10 people or less in order to help curb the spread and assist contract tracers with their efforts following the holiday.