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Interim Guidance for the Thanksgiving Holiday – November 23, 2020 Additional Resources • NC DHHS: North Carolina COVID-19 • CDC: Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers • CDC: Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Facility • CDC: Reopening Guidance • EPA: Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2 • FDA: Food Safety and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) For COVID-19 questions call 2-1-1, North Carolina's Strategy to Combat COVID-19, NCDHHS Interim Guidance for Day Camp Settings, NCDHHS Interim Guidance for Overnight Camp Settings, NCDHHS Interim Guidance for Child Care Settings, NCDHHS Interim Guidance on Visitation, Communal Dining and Indoor Activities for Larger Residential Settings, NCDHHS Guidance for Smaller Residential Settings Regarding Visitation, Communal Dining, Group and Outside Activities, NCDHHS Interim Guidance for Adult Day Care and Adult Day Health Programs, NCDHHS Interim Guidance for Community Gathering Facilities Containing the Division of Aging and Adult 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