Christmas in a pandemic: what can and cannot be done this holiday season



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This Monday changes will be announced in the “Step by step”, which could influence the Christmas celebration. Something ahead of us on Friday was the Undersecretary of Public Health, Paula Daza. In an interview with Radio Universo, the authority pointed out that “the Metropolitan Region has generally increased” the number of new cases of covid-19.

“The increase makes us worry, we think that in many communes we will have to maintain the transition, but we will have to wait until Monday. What we do today or tomorrow has an impact ”, added the authority. Regarding the holidays, Daza pointed out that “the Christmas and New Year plan is not going to change in general, what can change is the situation in which people live, that is why we must be attentive to Monday, because what No matter that day, it will determine what happens at Christmas ”.

The measurements for Christmas

What does this Christmas plan consist of? There will be an “extended curfew”. On Christmas Eve, December 24, it will be between 02:00 and 05:00 hours on December 25. This applies in the communes that are in phases 2, 3 and 4. The quarantined communes will maintain the start of the curfew at 00.00 hours.

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Mass events will be banned. From 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 24 to 5:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 26, regardless of the stage in which the commune is located. Along the same lines, the capacity will depend on the stage of each commune. Those who are in the Quarantine communes, only residents of the home may participate in the celebration. In Transition, 15 people will be allowed, in Preparation 20 people and in Initial Opening 30. In all cases, the figures include residents.

Special permission to visit the elderly

Finally, a special permit will be issued to visit the elderly. This will run on Thursday 24 and Friday 25 December and will be available on the Virtual Police Station website. It should be noted that this permit is valid for visiting older adults in the quarantine and transition phases.



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