The World Health Organization’s Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, has called on individuals across the globe, to find “other, safer ways” to celebrate the up-coming Christmas holidays, to avoid spreading covid-19 to their loved ones.

Van Kerkhove, the WHO’s COVID-19 technical lead, says people run a real risk of contracting and spreading the virus, when travelling home for the festive season.

Van Kerkhove urges people to assess their own individual risks, before deciding to meet up with loved ones at their homes or during family-gatherings.

Tools to fight #COVID19:

1️⃣ Physical distancing
2️⃣ #WearAMask
3️⃣ #HandHygiene
4️⃣ Ventilation 🪟
5️⃣ Accurate information

Be your own superhero!
We are #InThisTogether! pic.twitter.com/kEA5r90sBy

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) November 24, 2020

There are certain places where #COVID19 spreads more easily:
1️⃣ Crowded places
2️⃣ Close-contact settings
3️⃣ Confined and enclosed spaces

Avoid the 3️⃣ Cs. pic.twitter.com/HEln7gxMUC

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) November 24, 2020