The government of Gibraltar has cancelled official Christmas celebrations despite having high vaccine uptake and a low number of coronavirus cases.
The territory is currently rolling out its booster shot programme and has reiterated it advises against any large informal social gatherings during this time. The Gibraltar Government issued new advice ahead of the Christmas festive period.
The British-owned territory has called on residents to limit their indoor mixing and take into consideration guests' vaccination status before hosting events.
Government officials have said citizens should "exercise their own judgment" on holding Christmas events, however it has "strongly advised against" this.
According to the Reuters coronavirus tracker, Gibraltar has administered at least 94,469 doses of the COVID vaccines so far. Assuming every person needs 2 doses, that's enough to have vaccinated about 140.2 percent of the British territory's population.
Our World in Data has indicated that Gibraltar is the most vaccinated part of the world with the percentage of the population being fully vaccinated greater than 99 percent.
Gibraltar has seen a slight increase in cases, and the 7-day average of reported infections was 66 on November 18. This is equivalent to 52 percent of its peak in January, according to Reuters.
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