World Readies For A Lockdown Christmas channelstv.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from channelstv.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
SYDNEY (AFP) - Coronavirus misery hung over Christmas preparations worldwide on Thursday (Dec 24), with countless millions forced to cancel plans or limit festivities under fresh virus lockdowns.
After a grinding pandemic year that has seen more than 1.7 million people die from Covid-19, a slew of new outbreaks are a stark reminder that despite emergency vaccine roll-outs, life is unlikely to return to normal quickly.
In Australia - often a rare bright spot in keeping the virus in check - a growing cluster of cases in northern Sydney has confined residents to seaside suburbs and prompted a ban on all but the smallest Christmas family gatherings.
El mundo se alista a vivir una Navidad limitada en reuniones debido a restricciones por el COVID-19 eluniverso.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from eluniverso.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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A man wearing a facemask as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus attends a function organised by the Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department on the eve of Christmas in Srinagar on December 24, 2020. (Photo by Tauseef MUSTAFA / AFP)
Coronavirus anxiety is hanging over Christmas preparations worldwide on Thursday, with countless millions forced to cancel plans or limit festivities under fresh virus lockdowns.
After a grinding pandemic year that has seen more than 1.7 million people die from Covid-19, a slew of new outbreaks are a stark reminder that despite emergency vaccine roll-outs, life is unlikely to return to normal quickly.