A couple is seen through Christmas lights in South Moulton Street, as the outbreak of Covid-19 continues, in London, Britain December 22, 2020 Reuters‘It's heart-breaking. It's a very, very sour ending for a sour year’Coronavirus misery hung over Christmas preparations worldwide on Thursday, with countless millions forced to cancel plans or limit festivities under fresh virus lockdowns. Jimmy Arslan, who owns two cafes at the epicentre of the city's outbreak, said trade was down 75% and his Canberra-based family had been forced to cancel their Christmas visit. Germany has been forced to cancel its famous Christmas markets and Pope Francis plans to bring the Vatican's Christmas midnight mass forward by two hours to meet Italy's curfew rules. Britons, meanwhile, were cut off from swathes of the world on their Sceptred Isle, due to the emergence of a new Covid-19 variant.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 24, 2020 13:30 UTC