A Santa is seen in a coronavirus-safe plastic bubble at the zoo on Nov. 13, 2020 in Aalborg, Denmark. (Photo by HENNING BAGGER/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images) NEW YORK - Santa Claus is coming to the mall — just don’t try to sit on his lap.Despite the pandemic — and the fact that Santa's age and weight put him at high risk for severe illness from the coronavirus — mall owners are going ahead with plans to bring him back this year.But they are doing all they can to keep the jolly old man safe, including banning kids from sitting on his knee, no matter if they've been naughty or nice.Kids will instead tell Santa what they want for Christmas from six feet away, and sometimes from behind a sheet of plexiglass.