Christmas Eve shoppers brave the crowds amid rising COVID-19 cases in Bexar County
SAN ANTONIO โ Determined and likely desperate shoppers braved the crowds and the COVID-19 pandemic in their quest to find stocking stuffers and gifts they forgot or still needed to buy. โLast minute shopping -- you know how that goes,โ said Socorro Morquecho, who was picking up some holiday pastries. She was among the shoppers on Christmas Eve who said they werenโt that worried, judging by what they saw. โBut I still need -- well, we all need to be careful.โOthers said it seemed that many Christmas Eve shoppers were aware they needed to be as safe as possible. Michelle Johnson, who was with her husband looking for stocking stuffers, said she was encouraged to see merchants were doing their part.