18 died and 121 infected with Covid after Santa visits care home in Belgium

[TaylorSwift 162,446]

Update, 26 December 2020 : 
18 care home residents have now died from coronavirus after an infected Santa Claus came to visit in Belgium.
Sinterklaas and his helpers infected 121 residents and 36 staff at the Hemelrijck care home in Mol, Antwerp, earlier this month.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9089035/Covid-infected-Santa-visits-Belgium-care-home-kills-18-residents-121-fell-ill-outbreak.html
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Update, 15 December 2020 : 
A visit from Sinterklaas to a Belgian nursing home has resulted in 118 new coronavirus infections, according to the latest figures reported by local media. 98 residents and 20 staff members are infected. 
https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/145519/belgian-superspreader-sinterklaas-infects-118-people-nursing-home-coronavirus-infections-covid-19-residents-staff-outbreak-armonea/

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At least 75 people have been infected with coronavirus at a Belgian care home  after a visit from a man dressed as Santa Claus.
The visitor was reportedly among the first to test positive shortly after appearing at the Hemelrijck home in Mol in a bid to cheer up its 169 residents.

“It was done with the best intent, but it went wrong,” told the mayor and also alleged that care home management had initially said social distancing rules had been followed during the visit, with the man : remaining a safe distance from residents and wearing a mask at all times.

But photographs of the event showed that the visitors were wearing masks but not all residents and that Santa and his little helpers stood within two metres of the elderly.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/covid-belgium-care-home-santa-b1773673.html

 

[Jill 31,812]

That sounds like something The Grinch dressed as Santa would do.

[papergangstas 1,364]

and who in the hell allows a random person dressed up as Santa to visit a care home during a pandemic? I mean I get the idea but still it's very risky

[Mise en Scene 1,040]

15 minutes ago, Jill said:

That sounds like something The Grinch dressed as Santa would do.

I’m going straight to hell for laughing so hard at this. 

[AVeryGagaHolyDick 32,011]

They let him in? Seriously? 

I don't know if we should laugh or cry

[Jonathanholland 5,429]

The man was dressed as Sinterklaas which isn't the same as Santa Claus. 

Someone should get fired tho

[TSUNAMI 21,297]

You better watch out,

You better not cough, 

You better not sneeze,

I'm tellin' you why, 

Corona is coming to town. 

[Franch Toast 27,737]

Who the f*ck thinks visiting Santa/Santa visiting people is a good idea during a pandemic (unless you live in New Zealand or Taiwan right now)? Don't answer that, because I've seen photos of people on my FB timeline taking their kids to visit an unmasked Santa. 

[xoxo Craig 55,649]

Yeah unfortunately Miss Rona isn't going to day "you know what? I'll take a few weeks off for Christmas"

This is so stupid omg... and y'all wonder why we all have to lockdown for so long. I'm not from Belgium but people need to stop screwing things up because they've had enough of things, or that they think everything is fine now that there is a vaccine... just think about the people around you, it's not difficult 

[Ronk 14,930]

50 minutes ago, Jonathanholland said:

The man was dressed as Sinterklaas which isn't the same as Santa Claus. 

Someone should get fired tho

Should have been dressed as the Grinch.

[xoxo Craig 55,649]

48 minutes ago, Jonathanholland said:

The man was dressed as Sinterklaas which isn't the same as Santa Claus. 

Someone should get fired tho

Sinterklaas is St. Nicholas, which is Santa Claus. Santa is the nickname give to St. Nicholas (the patron saint of children), and he might not be dressed as the santa we all know... but they are essentially the same person. Or supposed to be. 

[Serial Chiller 8,044]

people are laugh reacting on elderly people getting covid? 

[Jonathanholland 5,429]

12 minutes ago, xoxo Craig said:

Sinterklaas is St. Nicholas, which is Santa Claus. Santa is the nickname give to St. Nicholas (the patron saint of children), and he might not be dressed as the santa we all know... but they are essentially the same person. Or supposed to be. 

Santa may be derived from Sinterklaas, but their characters and traditions are very different. 

I mean, the backlash the latter would get in the US would be out of this world 

[xoxo Craig 55,649]

1 minute ago, Jonathanholland said:

Santa may be derived from Sinterklaas, but their characters and traditions are very different. 

I mean, the backlash the latter would get in the US would be out of this world 

Oh... I see 

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2 minutes ago, Jonathanholland said:

I mean, the backlash the latter would get in the US would be out of this world 

if Twitter find out about Sinterklaas helper he will be cancelled