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Coronavirus US: Millions defy travel warnings to fly for Christmas
Travel warnings are falling on millions of deaf ears in the United States as domestic flyers took to the skies in large numbers over the weekend, despite an alarming surge in COVID-19 cases.More than a million people passed through US airport security checkpoints on both Friday and Saturday, a sign that many Americans are not paying heed to public health pleas to avoid holiday travel and non-essential social interaction.
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