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50 Georgia kids potentially exposed to COVID-19 after Santa, Mrs. Claus test positive By FOX 5 Digital Team Published  article LONG COUNTY, Ga. - Around 50 children were potentially exposed to COVID-19 in a Georgia County after the man and woman playing Santa and Mrs. Claus in a Christmas parade tested positive for the virus. The Long County Board of Commissioners said the exposure happened on Thursday, Dec. 10 at the annual Long County Chamber of Commerce Christmas parade and tree lighting in Ludowici, Georgia.   According to officials, the people playing Santa and Mrs. Claus both receiv...

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Santa and Mrs. Claus could often be spotted at malls and Christmas parades throughout the country, and they’d usually be happy to greet kids during the holiday season and listen to their Christmas wish lists. These days, these meets look different with some online and some over the phone. Unfortunately, despite Dr. Fauci’s optimistic suggestion a few weeks ago that Santa is immune to the novel coronavirus, sadly, it looks like the holiday spirit can’t even protect the Clauses from COVID-19. And now, Santa is probably in quarantine.  One recent meet-and-gre...

Better watch out: Santa & Mrs. Claus possibly exposed 50 children to COVID in Georgia You better watch out: COVID Claus has come to town. Santa and Mrs. Claus’ visit to the small rural town of Ludowici, about 50 miles southwest of Savannah, Ga., may indeed have some of its 2,200 residents checking a list and checking it twice. A list of symptoms, that is. The Jolly Old Elf and his wife tested positive for coronavirus after a Chamber of Commerce event that may have exposed 50 children to COVID, officials in Long County said Tuesday. © Shutterstock Santa Claus Santa Claus (Shutterstock/) T...

Bah HumBUG! Maskless Santa and Mrs. Claus test positive for COVID-19 two days after taking photos with at least 50 kids sitting on their laps at Georgia parade A Georgia couple who sat children on their laps to take pictures as Santa and Mrs. Claus tested positive for COVID-19 two days later Only Mrs. Claus wears a mask in any of the pictures At least 50 children and their families are thought to have been exposed They have been told to stay home from school but schools will remain open despite an increase in cases among students and staff Local elected officials have defended the decision to...

50 kids in Georgia potentially exposed to COVID-19 after Santa, Mrs. Claus test positive Carla Carniel/AP Volunteer Allan Victor, dressed as Santa Claus talk with children during an event at the Bento Bicudo neighbourhood to distribute food and toys in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Carla Carniel) and last updated 2020-12-15 10:55:02-05 Dozens of children in South Georgia were potentially exposed to COVID-19 at a Christmas celebration last week after it was later discovered that Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus had tested positive for the virus. Long County, Georgia — a co...