All alone at the festival.
In the corona pandemic, many people were lonely at Christmas.
An Italian man had an idea - and called the police.
At Christmas a man in Italy felt lonely and depressed.
The 94-year-old picked up the phone and reported an unusual emergency call to the police.
Two carabinieri granted his wish and came by to toast.
Bologna - On Christmas Eve a special emergency call was received by the
Alto Reno Terme
police
.
"Would you have an officer who could come by me for ten minutes?" Asked the caller, according to the
German press agency
.
His children are far away and he feels depressed.
Because of the corona pandemic, they couldn't visit him
Coronavirus: lonely Christmas in Italy - pensioners call the police
“I am not missing anything, I am just missing a person with whom I can
toast
for
Christmas
,” complained the 94-year-old Italian.
Contact restrictions and strict Corona rules have unfortunately meant a lonely festival for many people, not only in Germany.
Corona emergency call answered: Police toast 94-year-old at Christmas - family probably stunned
Two uniformed men set off.
And so the
Carabinieri
ensured a soulful ending to the actually sad story.
The three of them toasted Christmas.
The lonely pensioner then told his company anecdotes about his experiences from the Second World War.
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A 94-year-old called 911 in Alto Reno Terme because he was lonely.
© picture alliance / dpa / Carabinieri / -
His family must then have been amazed.
Together with the officers, he made a
video call to the relatives
.
The extraordinary Christmas drink was captured in a photo.
Coronavirus: Lockdown over Christmas and New Years - especially older people often lonely
Especially over
Christmas and New Year
, many people feel alone in lockdown.
Just a phone call can be balm for the soul.
The greatest hope is of course the vaccination start.
The first injection has now also been given in Germany.
In most countries, old people are the first to be vaccinated.
Hopefully, lonely holiday emergency calls will soon be a thing of the past.
Are you currently feeling depressed?
This affects more and more people
during the
corona pandemic
.
You can find help here.