The world celebrates Christmas amid Covid-19

The world celebrates Christmas amid Covid-19 0

Mr. Severino Moreira plays Santa Claus and chats with children via video call at home in Lisbon, Portugal, on December 11, instead of visiting each house like every year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The world currently records more than 77.6 million cases of nCoV infection, of which more than 1.7 million people have died.

Mr. Severino Moreira plays Santa Claus and chats with children via video call at home in Lisbon, Portugal, on December 11, instead of visiting each house like every year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The world currently records more than 77.6 million cases of nCoV infection, of which more than 1.7 million people have died.

The world celebrates Christmas amid Covid-19

A Santa Claus sprays hand sanitizer on children in a slum in Mumbai, India, on December 19.

A Santa Claus sprays hand sanitizer on children in a slum in Mumbai, India, on December 19.

The world celebrates Christmas amid Covid-19

Two little girls wearing masks took photos with a snowman behind a transparent shield at a shopping center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on December 9, to avoid the risk of nCoV infection.

Two little girls wearing masks took photos with a snowman behind a transparent shield at a shopping center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on December 9, to avoid the risk of nCoV infection.

The world celebrates Christmas amid Covid-19

Elderly men and women watched the performance of medical staff through glass windows at the Christmas party at Le Gatinais Korian Nursing Home, Maisse city, near Paris, France, the fifth largest epidemic area in the world, on March 18.

Elderly men and women watched the performance of medical staff through glass windows at the Christmas party at Le Gatinais Korian Nursing Home, Maisse city, near Paris, France, the fifth largest epidemic area in the world, on March 18.

The world celebrates Christmas amid Covid-19

Since 2001, Dana Friedman, a lawyer, spends 6 months every year growing his white beard to play Santa Claus.

Since 2001, Dana Friedman, a lawyer, spends 6 months every year growing his white beard to play Santa Claus.

The world celebrates Christmas amid Covid-19

Mr. Abilio da Cruz Pinto, 77 years old, could only stand in a plastic sphere at the Brasilia shopping center, Brazil, interacting with children because of Covid-19, on December 15.

This is the third largest epidemic area in the world with more than 7 million people infected with nCoV.

Mr. Abilio da Cruz Pinto, 77 years old, could only stand in a plastic sphere at the Brasilia shopping center, Brazil, interacting with children because of Covid-19, on December 15.

This is the third largest epidemic area in the world with more than 7 million people infected with nCoV.

Christmas decorations outside an emergency room treating Covid-19 patients at Trinitas Regional Medical Center, Elizabeth City, New Jersey, USA, on December 16.

The US is the largest epidemic region in the world with more than 18.4 million cases, of which more than 320,000 people have died.

Christmas decorations outside an emergency room treating Covid-19 patients at Trinitas Regional Medical Center, Elizabeth City, New Jersey, USA, on December 16.

The US is the largest epidemic region in the world with more than 18.4 million cases, of which more than 320,000 people have died.

The Christmas village in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on December 3 organized a tour for people and children via car to ensure social distancing.

The Christmas village in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on December 3 organized a tour for people and children via car to ensure social distancing.

The Christmas party table is arranged in transparent spheres on the rooftop of the Ritz-Carlton hotel, near Red Square, Moscow, Russia on December 8.

The Christmas party table is arranged in transparent spheres on the rooftop of the Ritz-Carlton hotel, near Red Square, Moscow, Russia on December 8.

A couple took a selfie at Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Italy’s oldest shopping center in Milan on December 8, when the government prepared to tighten restrictions to prevent nCoV infection during the holiday.

A couple took a selfie at Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Italy’s oldest shopping center in Milan on December 8, when the government prepared to tighten restrictions to prevent nCoV infection during the holiday.

Believers sing hymns together while attending a car prayer service organized by Watling Valley Church in Milton Keynes, England, on December 13.

The British government had to impose a Christmas blockade in London and the southeast of the country because the new mutant strain of nCoV with the ability to spread more strongly was `out of control`.

Believers sing hymns together while attending a car prayer service organized by Watling Valley Church in Milton Keynes, England, on December 13.

The British government had to impose a Christmas blockade in London and the southeast of the country because the new mutant strain of nCoV with the ability to spread more strongly was `out of control`.

Aalborg Zoo in Denmark installed Christmas miniatures with Santa Claus inside transparent ball houses for children to visit.

Aalborg Zoo in Denmark installed Christmas miniatures with Santa Claus inside transparent ball houses for children to visit.

A girl takes the opportunity to take Christmas photos a few hours before a two-day curfew begins in Istanbul, Türkiye, on December 18.

A girl takes the opportunity to take Christmas photos a few hours before a two-day curfew begins in Istanbul, Türkiye, on December 18.

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