How do Westerners celebrate Christmas under the covid-19 pandemic? Comprehensive foreign media reports are as follows:
According to Efe News Agency Mexico City reported on December 24, on the 24th, 3,000 Mexican medical workers received the best Christmas gift ever, that is, the new crown vaccine. These doctors became the first phase of vaccination in the country.
Nurse Maria Irini Ramirez, 59, is the head nurse in the intensive care unit of Ruben Leghero Hospital in Mexico City, and the first COVID-19 Pfizer vaccinator in Mexico and the entire Latin American region (except Puerto Rico) (pictured).
Ramirez said: "I was a little nervous but happy. In fact it's the best gift I've ever received in 2020. This has provided me with the assurance that I can continue to be on the front lines of this war with the invisible enemy. ”
Mexico received the first 3,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine on the 23rd, and launched a vaccination program on the 24th, with 3,000 health workers becoming the first to be vaccinated. The coronavirus has infected more than 1.3 million people in Mexico and claimed at least 120,000 lives. The country currently has the fourth highest number of COVID-19 deaths in the world.
While launching a vaccination program is encouraging during this unprecedented Christmas season, there is no shortage of calls for caution. Lopez-Ghataire, mexico's deputy health minister and epidemiologist, warned: "The pandemic is not over today. We cannot let our guard down. ”
In addition to Mexico, Chile received 10,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine on the 24th and began the vaccination program on the same day. Argentina also received the first 300,000 doses of the Russian "satellite V" COVID-19 vaccine on the same day.
The most cute wish
A hospital in Rome decided to satisfy them on a Christmas day on a social distancing Christmas: a plastic tent that allows children to feel the warmth of a hug and is protected from covid-19, According to Reuters London on Dec. 23.
Aloka, chief medical officer at San Rafael Pisanna Hospital, said: "The children expressed their desire to hug family and friends who had not seen each other for a long time, and we had this idea. ”
They modified the tents, which are usually prepared for nursing homes, with out-of-arm covers, to make them size appropriate for children. "COVID-19 has forced us to maintain social distancing, and at this holiday moment, tents can help children find the warmth of the christmas they represent." Aloka said.
According to the CNN website reported on December 24, many children write letters to Santa Claus at this time of year, but this year, some children choose to send their Christmas letters to Pfizer. The COVID-19 vaccine became number one on their holiday wish list.
"Dear Pfizer, I heard that you have made a new vaccine against the new coronavirus. attaboy! Can you send some vaccines to the North Pole and give them to Santa Claus and his elves? We want to save Christmas. One child wrote.
Pfizer CEO Bra responded online: "These letters – from passionate and hopeful children – remind us that the work we do every day is significant... Also, don't worry, we'll take care of Santa Claus and his elves. ”
Reunions of relatives and friends also require caution
According to the Associated Press in Los Angeles on December 24, the cumulative number of new coronavirus cases in California, where the epidemic is severe, exceeded 2 million on Christmas Eve. Meanwhile, the U.S. is in the midst of a holiday season of busy travel and family reunions (pictured).
Despite public health officials' warnings to try not to stay at home, more than 1.19 million travelers passed through airport gates across the United States on the 23rd.
Ember McCauley, a nursing student at Western Missouri State University, traveled from Kansas City to Austin, Texas, on the 22nd to meet her cousin and will return home on Christmas Eve to reunite with her family. She said she was a little nervous about traveling during the pandemic, but said: "I feel like I eat healthy and take a lot of precautions, like wearing a mask all the time." I think I'll be fine. ”
According to Agence France-Presse(S), Bethlehem, Palestine, on December 24, countries celebrating Christmas were preparing for a different Christmas under the new crown epidemic.
In the rain, a small group of people traveled to watch the Christmas parade on the streets of Bethlehem, which in previous years attracted thousands of pilgrims.
Mr. and Mrs. Jania Shahin watched the parade with two young children. Jania said: "We can't reunite with relatives, everyone is afraid. ”
In Australia, Sydney citizens are required to have no more than 10 adults when gathering at home. If you live in the "epicenter" of the epidemic, only 5 people can be invited.
Social distancing is not an issue
According to the Efe agency Bogotá reported on December 24, on the 24th, the elderly and children who were hospitalized in several hospitals in Bogotá, as well as the elderly in a nursing home, got a surprise. Dressed as Santa Claus, the city's firefighters climbed the ladder raised by fire trucks and delivered Christmas presents to them through the windows of hospitals and nursing homes (pictured).
The surprises included the elderly and children hospitalized at the Simon Bolivar Hospital, the Ren'ai Pediatric Hospital and other hospitals, as well as the elderly in the Emmaus nursing home.
As the number of COVID-19 infections continues to increase, the Colombian government has adopted strict prevention and control measures. Against this backdrop, Colombia is set to usher in an extraordinary Christmas this year.
Diego Moreno, head of the city's fire department in Bogotá, said the more than 250 Christmas gifts sent were donated by front-line firefighters and fire department administrators.
Moreno said the move was intended to bring "a little festive joy" to the elderly and children. "We think that these people who can't spend the holidays at home for health reasons must feel a little lost," he said. ”
Therefore, the fire department of the city of Bogotá decided to follow a similar practice of firefighters from other countries and use this method of avoiding direct contact to send gifts to the elderly and children.
At present, the new crown pneumonia has caused 1544826 cumulative confirmed cases and 41,174 deaths in Colombia.
Source: Reference News Network