A man dressed up as Santa Claus infects people at an aged care home
A man who arrived at an aged care home dressed up as Santa Claus has been labelled a super spreader after he infected the residence at the home.
This unnamed man in Belgium was just trying to spread some Christmas joy when he visited an aged care home, but unfortunately for him he spread much more than just some Christmas joy.
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The Saint Nick impersonator rocked up to the Hemelrijck aged care home in the Belgian town of Mol to spread some love and some Christmas spirit but sadly for him he didn't realize he was positive for the coronavirus.
After his whole performance, he ended up infecting 14 staff members and 61 residents, which is 75 people in total. Belgium at the moment is enduring a worrying second wave of Covid-19 infections, with more than half a million active cases at the moment.
The aged care home had made it mandatory for residents and staff to wear face masks, however, at one point, the rules weren't followed and masks were taken off.
It was made with the best intent, but it went wrong. It has been a very dark day for the care home. It is a very great mental strain to bear for the man that played Saint Nicholas, as well as for the organisers and the staff, Initially they said that the rules had been followed, but then straight away you receive photos from the families of residents where you can see that this wasn't the case
The people who were infected are at the moment only suffering mild to moderate symptoms.
But meanwhile authorities are trying to bring the situation under control quickly and have even allowed all the council workers to go home while the Red Cross provides support.
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