Eighteen elderly people living in a Belgian care facility died in Covid-19 days after a man dressed as Santa Claus visited.
A man dressed as St. Nicholas visited the care home earlier this month to cheer up the residents and give out presents. This is a tradition of “Sinterklaas” that has been widely canceled or moved online nationwide for pandemics.
The photo shows Santa Claus posing with a vulnerable resident of the Hemeric Care Home in Mol, Belgium, in early December.
garden Deaths in this home are reported to have increased throughout the month following the organized Santa visit.
They reported that five more inhabitants died on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day this year, bringing the total number of deaths to 18.
Since the horrific outbreak, a huge number of staff and residents have been infected with the virus, with 36 home employees and 121 of the elderly residents reportedly infected with the coronavirus. ..
Tests have been submitted and officials are still trying to figure out exactly where the infection came from, but many are reported to be frowning on the decision to put infected Santa Claus into a vulnerable home. ..
A man in traditional festive costume visited with his assistant. Both of them were reported to have worn masks.
The man later became ill and tested positive for the coronavirus, and authorities began testing home residents.
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Care Home staff organized the event in the hope of raising the spirit around the Care Home, explaining that Santa and his helpers are therapists who have access to the inhabitants at other times.
“The man wasn’t feeling sick at the time of his visit, but tests showed he was infected and even a superspreader,” said town mayor Wim Kayers.
Doctors and emergency medical personnel were mobilized in 35,000 towns to control the outbreak
Mol officials said Santa “visited various common areas such as the living room.”
“He kept a distance from the inhabitants and wore a face cover. The inhabitants also wore a face cover,” the statement added.
However, the photos taken by VRT showed a resident without a mask.
Caeyers told VRT that the visit “was done with the best intentions, but it didn’t work.”
“It was a very black day for the care home,” he said.
“It’s a huge mental burden not only for the man who played St. Nicholas, but also for the organizers and staff.”
“The team is very shocked by what happened, but it’s also very motivated to get rid of the virus again,” said Jeanne Berheien, a spokesman for Armonia, the company that runs the house. I have. “
