Whitmer released a video Wednesday featuring her and a group of children talking with Santa Claus about the importance of social distancing and hand washing.
Whitmer told the children that Santa is “following the rules,” and “making sure that he stays safe and the elves stay safe.”
“When I’m in my workshop with all my elves, we all are masked up and social distancing,” Santa said.
“We’re still getting tested,” he said. “We’re all testing negative.”
“We’re so far up north that it might not be getting to us, but we’re not taking any chances.”
One of the children promises to leave a bottle of hand sanitizer for Santa, along with the usual milk and cookies.
