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The World Health Organization told Europeans to wear masks when with friends and family over the holidays and suggested a picnic in the park on December 25 should curb the spread of the coronavirus.
“Regardless of location, religious services should take place differently this year. They should be held outdoors whenever possible or be limited in size and duration, with physical distancing, ventilation, hand hygiene and mask use, as appropriate,” the WHO said.
Germany announced that it will be going into a strict lockdown.
Chancellor Angela Merkel urged her citizens not to attend church.
The globalist health body recommended gatherings “should be held outside if possible, and participants should wear masks and maintain physical distancing”.
The organization also suggested not to visit older and vulnerable relatives or friends.
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson advised Britons to avoid elderly relatives, until 2021 when they have been vaccinated.
The World Health Organization has asked Europeans to make extreme sacrifices or adjustments to their holiday plans.
The organization recommended people skip the Christmas dinner in the warmth of their homes, to instead have a picnic in the park.
John Edmunds of the influential government Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) said people should “postpone meeting up with vulnerable relatives for another month or two”, until more vaccinations had been given out. While Robert West, of the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Behaviours (SPI-B), said they should simply replace Christmas with “a summer family get-together”.
While the housing secretary, Robert Jenrick, claimed that “Easter can be the new Christmas.”