Covid-19 Christmas: 7 Reasons Why Celebration Will Be At Low Key
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Covid-19 Christmas: 7 Reasons Why Celebration Will Be At Low Key: As the Christmas season approaches, the covid-19 pandemic will span through the month of December, and even into the New Year 2021.
Till now, there is no cure to the deadly corona virus pandemic, and things will be as it were, people have to observe strict covid-19 protocols as stated by Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The Chrismas celebrations will largly be affected; celebrants will have to adapt to protocols not conversant with.
While scientific breakthroughs are on the way to find a lasting solution to the pandemic, the covid-19 pandemic has killed more than a million persons and still counting
Many prominent persons around the world have died due to complications from Covid-19 virus
As Billions of people celebrate Christmas this season, there are reasons why it should be a low key celebration
Covid-19 Is Still With US
The virus is very much with us, latly one of the formal Ghanian presidents, Jerry Rawlings, died from complications from the virus.
The Christmas celebration should be celebrated in low key because, the virus is very much around, looking for its next prey
No Cure To The Deadly Virus
There is no known cure for the virus as we speak, although there are reseaches in some medical instistitutions, but no approved or recognized cure yet
The virus is still raging many countries and regions around the world. A low Christmas Celebration will help to contain the spread of the virus
Observing covid-19 protocols strictly will involve, distancing one from others, the need to stay safe in a particular place is paramount and important
Practicing Social Distancing
One of the covid-19 protocols is observing social distancing; this measure entails proper spacing between people to contain the spread of the scourge
Christmas will be celebrated in low key all over the world as this measures is enforced through out Churches, Markets, Shops, Parks and other public places
Poor Global Economy
The covid-19 pandemic has caused global economic troubles, major economies are struggling to recover, and there is stagnation and recession in many countries
This factor may warrant having low key Christmas celebration due to low Income and unfriendly prices of Goods and Services
US/China Trade Confrontation
The Christmas Celebration may be forced to be celebrated at low key due to US/China trade conflict, the trade war has been on even before the covid-19 pandemic, prices have generally sour in some countries
Countries whose economy are tied to US or China will be forced to cut down expenses or may not have spare money for extravagant Christmas
Fear of Being Infected by Covid-19
Hundred of thousands of persons have died of Covid-19 virus, with people dying every day in their large numbers, the fear of contracting the disease and spreading same is enough to scare people from having an extravagant Christmas
Elder and aged persons are more at risk; Christmas in 2020 may not have that extravagant celebration as it were those days