Belgian St. Nick party for elderly leads to 27 coronavirus deaths

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Authorities in Belgium say a 27th elderly person has died in an outbreak at a nursing home from a super-spreading St. Nick party last month.

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An exterior view of WZC Hemelrijck, an elderly home where an outbreak of coronavirus (Covid-19) has taken place, in Mol, Belgium on Dec. 14, 2020.Eric Lalmand / BELGA/AFP – Getty Images fileJan. 1, 2021, 11:14 AM PST / Source: Associated PressBy The Associated Press

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/belgian-st-nick-party-elderly-leads-27-coronavirus-deaths-n1252649

BRUSSELS — Authorities in Belgium say a 27th elderly person has diedin a coronavirus outbreakat a nursing home from a super-spreading St. Nick party last month but they hope the situation is now under control.

The Hemelrijck home in the northern Belgium city of Mol had organized a Dec. 4 visit from a troupe playing the beloved saint who usually spreads mirth and presents. But the city and families of some of the deceased have complained that the nursing home should never…

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