芝加哥将降低城市的圣帕特里克节由于流感大流行，今年再次举行庆祝活动，但将河流染成绿色的59年传统仍在继续。
周六早上，为了纪念圣帕特里克节，这条河被染成了标志性的三叶草绿色。为了避免人群聚集，市长萝莉·莱特福特没有公开宣布何时对河流进行染色。
市长洛里·莱特富特的办公室称，传统的河流染色活动已经被取消，这是为确保大流行期间庆祝活动安全而采取的一系列措施的一部分美国广播公司芝加哥站。
斯科特·奥尔森/盖蒂影像公司
人们在2021年3月13日庆祝圣帕特里克节时，在芝加哥河被染成绿色后观看它。
莱特福特还取消了本应于周六开始的一年一度的市中心圣帕特里克节游行。由于流感大流行，游行去年也被取消了。
据报道，芝加哥水管工人工会当地130成员于周六早上7点左右开始了河流染色过程芝加哥论坛报。
该市的河道将于周六关闭，希望看到这一奇观的当地人被敦促避免逗留。
城市卫生官员已经发出警告，要求当地人安全庆祝。
“绿色啤酒不能保护你免受COVID的侵害，”芝加哥顶级医生艾莉森·阿瓦迪博士说，星期四说。“圣帕特里克节没有什么不同，这意味着你应该放弃通常从COVID预防措施中获得的东西。”
斯科特·奥尔森/盖蒂影像公司
为了庆祝圣帕特里克节，芝加哥河被染成绿色，流经市中心
酒类控制监管机构也警告酒吧遵守冠状病毒安全指南。
“我们已经和他们所有人沟通过了。商务和消费者保护部专员罗莎·埃斯卡里诺对佩尔·WLS说:“他们应该知道这些准则，所以如果我们突然出现，你和一个音乐节目主持人开派对，每个人都在跳舞，没有面具，(派对)会很快结束的。”。
“让我们不要让这个周末阻碍我们的进步，”莱特福特周五在推特上说。
Despite St. Patrick's Day COVID restrictions, Chicago River runs green
Chicago will tone down the city'sSt. Patrick's Daycelebrations again this year due to the pandemic, but the 59-year tradition of dyeing the river green continues on.
On Saturday morning the river was dyed its iconic shade of shamrock green in honor of St. Patrick's Day. Mayor Lori Lightfoot did not publicly announce when the river would be dyed to avoid crowds from gathering.
The traditional river dyeing event has been canceled as part of a series of measures put in place to ensure safe celebrations during the pandemic, Mayor Lori Lightfoot's office said perABC Chicago station WSL.
Lightfoot also called off the annual downtown St. Patrick's Day parade, which would have kicked off Saturday. The parade was also canceled last year due to the pandemic.
The river dyeing process started around 7 a.m. Saturday by members of Chicago Plumbers Union Local 130, according to theChicago Tribune.
The Riverwalk in the city will be closed Saturday and locals keen to see the spectacle are urged to avoid lingering.
City health officials have issued a warning for locals to celebrate safely.
"Green beer does not protect you from COVID," Dr. Allison Arwady, Chicago's top doctor,said Thursday. "There is nothing different about St. Patrick's Day that means you should give up on the things that you would normally take from a COVID precaution."
Liquor control regulators have also warned bars to abide by coronavirus safety guidelines.
"We've communicated with all of them. They should know the guidelines so if we pop in and you're having a party with a DJ and everybody's dancing, no masks, (the) party is going to be terminated pretty quickly," Rosa Escareno, commissioner for the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, said per WLS.
"Let's not let this weekend impede on our progress," Lightfoot tweeted Friday.
