This year was marked by the fight against the new coronavirus. It has been ten months since the first confirmed case in the country, and the circumstances are much more serious in the second wave than they were in the first wave. One year after the first known cases of the new coronavirus, the world remains gripped by the pandemic and the measures with which the authorities are trying to limit its spread. The crisis has taken various forms throughout the year in various parts of the world. The health consequences will be felt for years.

The professionals have stated that the key to managing the epidemic will be mass vaccinations next year. The light at the end of the tunnel is represented by the start of the vaccinations, which should make 2021 less epidemic-like. An efficient vaccine is an important tool in managing the Covid-19 epidemic. The goal of vaccination is to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, and to reduce the mortality rate and the number of hospitalisations due to Covid-19.

Christmas will not be celebrated in public this year, due to the Covid-19 epidemic. It will be focused mainly on family members, and will be similar to the form known from the cultural heritage. We will be at home again, and perhaps the original idea of Christmas, related to family, will be preserved in such a way. The strange circumstances in which we have found ourselves due to the epidemic may have placed Christmas where it belongs.

Dear readers, we wish you happy holidays and a happy new year. We will see you again on Friday, 8 January 2021.