Santa cheers up kids in Peru amid COVID measures

A few days before Christmas, on outskirts of Peruvian capital, Lima, a plastic bubble is helping keep Santa Claus and visiting children safe from COVID-19. barrier allows youngsters to approach Santa with confidence, leave ir wish lists and talk with him with all biosecurity measures in place.

Staff from Comas district municipality also take children's temperature, disinfect ir hands and immediately after a child leaves, disinfect exterior of bubble to prevent any of contagion to next visitor in line. local government is hoping COVID-19 is t Grinch who steals Christmas since most kids are shut at home, with schools closed and a lack of or outdoor activities

Daniel Pizarro Obregón was playing Santa this year. A Peruvian who lived in Venezuela for 40 years working as an electrician, ecomic crisis re brought him back home to Peru where he w works for Comas district municipality. "And what y ( children) ask most is health, prosperity and food, that is what y are asking, and that re be work for ir far, many of m ask for that, so that makes me s," Pizarro said.