Factbox-Not so Merry Christmas looms for coronavirus-hit Europe


  • World
  • Wednesday, 09 Dec 2020

A man wearing a face mask rides a bicycle by Christmas decorations as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Nicosia, Cyprus December, 8 2020. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou

(Reuters) - Governments across Europe are trying to navigate between avoiding spreading the coronavirus over the Christmas holiday season and allowing people to celebrate with family and friends.

Here are some measures that will be adopted for year-end festivities by some European countries:

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