Cote d'Ivoire embraces Christmas amid COVID-19

STORY: Cote d'Ivoire embraces Christmas amid COVID-19 DATELINE: Dec. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:26 LOCATION: Abidjan CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a local supermarket in Abidjan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): SERY SANALIE, Customer 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): KEHI DANIELLE, Customer 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): FAWAZ ABBAS, Supermarket manager STORYLINE: People in Cote d'Ivoire started their preparations for the upcoming Christmas holiday. The past years of COVID-19 remain a bad memory for many people, who this year despite the lack of great means, throng into the supermarkets of the economic capital. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): SERY SANALIE, Customer "We are very satisfied because at this time every year, we can go shopping and have surprises." SOUNDBITE 2 (French): KEHI DANIELLE, Customer "There are some stores that allow us to make good purchases, there are discounts up to 50%. It's great for little money that we have." SOUNDBITE 3 (French): FAWAZ ABBAS, Supermarket manager "We are coming out of a dramatic crisi

JAROSLAV SERY, owner, exhibition of motorcycles JAWA in Oldtimer museum in Koprivnice

JAROSLAV SERY, owner, exhibition of motorcycles JAWA in Oldtimer museum in Koprivnice

Since May 11, culture, social and sports events with attendance of up to 100 people may take place, including cinema and theatre performances, but the organisers must meet strict sanitary rules. Shopping centres, big shops, restaurant outdoor seating, hairdresser's and cosmetic studios, museums (pictured exhibition of motorcycles JAWA and CZ in Oldtimer museum in Koprivnice, Czech Republic), and galleries, gardens of castles and chateaux and interior sports grounds have opened, too in Koprivnice, Czech Republic, May 12, 2020. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)