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Both French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel confirmed concerns about the holiday, which often brings large gatherings indoors, multigenerational, knowing that they announced the closure again due to the emerging virus this week.
Macron expressed hope that the 15-day lockdown would be enough to curb the virus and then celebrate Christmas and New Year with families.
For her part, the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said that Christmas this year will be different and with social distancing.
The British government faces criticism for not clarifying whether there will be a closure on Christmas or not, noting that police have warned of the possibility of entering homes that violate rules that the government will announce later, most notably the impossibility of gathering in large numbers. .
The increase in the spread of the virus in Canada after Thanksgiving may be a warning sign, as the results indicated that even small gatherings could contribute to the spread of the epidemic even further.
And Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau emphasized last Tuesday that it is frustrating to know that unless we are very careful, there may not be family reunions at Christmas.
And cities in Great Britain, the Czech Republic and Germany have announced that they will cancel traditional Christmas markets due to the epidemic.
Even in the Vatican, the center of the Catholic Church, changes are taking place, especially that attendance at Pope Francis’ Christmas Mass will be limited.
For his part, the German Nursing Care Commissioner, Andreas Westerwellhaus, stressed that “different families can hold meetings on different days”, while the head of the infectious diseases department of the Erasme Hospital in Brussels, Frederick Jacobs, asked for the postponement. of the Christmas celebrations until July or August.
