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Belgium exempts gift-bearing St Nicholas from virus measures

by Raf Casert
| November 12, 2020 6:27 AM

BUIZINGEN, Belgium (AP) — To ensure the merriment of millions of children, the government of Belgium is offering a special exemption from the country's strict coronavirus measures to beloved St. Nicholas, who always delivers bountiful presents on the morning of Dec. 6.

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