Thursday 24 December 2020

Crowds of Christmas


While the epidemic is still spreading, the Winter holiday season may bring risk of increased Covid-19 transmission, mainly through the Northern hemisphere. According to the WHO,  there is an high risk of a new wave of Coronavirus infections in the first three months of 2021. This year has changed a lot our behaviors, as some EU countries, such as France, Spain and Italy, will replace lockdown with a curfew from 22:00 to 06:00.

Although new lockdown measures will be in place in Europe until the first week of January, many people would like to enjoy Christmas time and New Year's Eve with their parents and friends. Actually, since 20th December we have seen big crowds of Christmas shoppers mainly in Italian towns.

The safest way to spend Christmas time this year is with our own household in our home. 🎄


22 comments:

  1. Buon Natale a te e ai tuoi cari.

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  2. ...thank you my friend, Christmas will be just the two of us and Zooming with our children and grandchildren. My best to you at this special Christmas.

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  3. Bom dia meu querido amigo Giorgio. Um Feliz Natal com muita Paz e Saúde.

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  4. Merry Christmas for you and your family, Giorgio 🌲🕯️✨.

    We also celebrate Christmas here at home, not Christmas at church because of restrictions on the number of visitors.

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  5. Buongiorno Giorgio...grazie per la visita e per gli auguri. Ti seguo anche io e se hai dei bimbi o ne conosci, t'invito a visitare l'altro blog di favole e filastrocche...un blog dedicato ai cuori fanciulli. Ciao Giorgio. Felice di averti conosciuto.

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  6. Merry Christmas and happy new year with your family. Mr. Giorgio.
    Yes, it's safer to celebrate at home.
    Oh so the lockdown measures will be replaced by a curfew that will go into effect in the first week of January 2021. I think that's a good decision. Where people still feel more free even though they are limited by curfews.
    According to the news on television there is a new variant of covid 19 from the UK. In our country, flights to and from the UK are temporarily closed.
    Happy year-end holidays with your family.
    Regards

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    1. Thanks, Cherry! Happy New Year to you and your family.

      I do hope these new measures will work.
      Actually, a new variant of COVID-19 have been detected last week in many countries, such as Italy, Lebanon, Canada, Australia, Singapore, etc.
      The main problem is that a variant found in the United Kingdom could be up to 70 percent more transmissible.
      The good news is that that variant is not able to evade vaccines or treatments.

      May you enjoy New year's Eve!

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  7. Ciao Giorgio, è stato un Natale passato in famiglia (ristretta) nel rispetto del nuovo DPCM. C'è grande speranza nel vaccino e nel nuovo anno, che possa essere migliore! Ti auguro buone vacanze.
    Kisses, Paola.

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  8. How true! The safest way to spend Christmas time this year is to stay at home with our loved ones! Beautiful photos!

    Happy 2021!

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  9. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family my friend! These pictures are so beautiful!
    Wonderful Post! Have a great day!
    Rampdiary
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  10. Buona fine e inizio anno nuovo!

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    1. Grazie per il pensiero, Olga.
      Buon Capodanno anche te!

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  11. May you have a nice Christmas and Happy New Year holiday, best friend of Giorgio.
    Warm greetings to you and your family.

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    1. Thanks for your kind words, Himawan!
      May you have a beautiful New Year's Eve, my friend 🥂

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  12. Passo per augurarti un felice ultimo mercoledì dell'anno, caro Giorgio!
    Kisses, Paola.

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    1. Carissima Paola, sei sempre gentile. Grazie per il saluto.

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  13. E se, em vez de você esperar por 2021,  2021 esperasse por você?
    Em vez de: "2021 vai ser melhor", use: "Eu serei melhor em 2021".
    Em vez de: "Que 2021 seja um ano excelente", use: "Eu serei uma pessoa excelente em 2021".
    Em vez de: "o que 2021 me reserva?", use: "O que eu reservo para 2021?"
    Em vez de: "tomara que 2021 me traga...", por ,  o que é que você pretende levar, entregar, oferecer em 2021?

    *_Te desejo um excelente VOCÊ para 2021._* FELIZ ANO NOVO.

    *Luiz Gomes*

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  14. Lovely pictures dear! Lovely Post! Happy New Year 2021 <3
    Allurerage
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  15. Ciao Giorgio. Buongiorno e buon inizio di anno nuovo. Speriamo che questo sia l'anno della sconfitta del virus, che ha gettato tante famiglie nella disperazione e che ha costretto tutti quanti noi alla relegazione in casa. Mai feste natalizie sono sono state più tristi e solitarie di quelle appena passate e per me, da dimenticare. Ti lascio un sorriso beneaugurante un abbraccio caloroso...Ps...stamattina mi sono svegliata immersa in un...mare di neve. Speriamo bene! Non so nuotare nella neve! 😊😊😊

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    1. Grazie per le tue gentili parole che, tra l'altro, evidenziano un tuo modo di vedere prospettive in positivo. E' necessario avere gente come te in queste situazioni. Comunque, la presenza della neve rende la "reclusione" meno triste ❄⛄☺ ... quí invece vento fortissimo. Un salutone!

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  16. Ciao Giorgio ti auguro un buon weekend, noi siamo tornati zona arancione... da lunedì il governo deciderà eventuali nuove restrizioni... chissà quando finirà questo incubo!

    Kisses, Paola.

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