This holiday season, the UK government should allow Father Christmas the opportunity to work from home. To show that everybody's health is being considered a priority, Santa should be allowed to take advantage of alternative methods of delivery, such as an automated sleigh, to allow him to spread Joy around the world safely in 2020.

The reasons for this are clear. Saint Nick is in the high-risk category for coronavirus. He's overweight, over 1000 years old, and he is visiting many people outside of his support bubble – literally every home in the world.

Not only that, he could become an accidental superspreader. Chimnies are clearly an inside space. And although he does wear gloves, he probably cannot clean them adequately between home visits. 

As such, it would irresponsible not to make adequate provisions to protect Father Christmas and to safeguard his ability to spread joy to children around the world, now and in the future.