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Omicron dampens global New Year celebrations, fewer watch ball drop in Times Square

Omicron dampens global New Year celebrations, fewer watch ball drop in Times Square

The Omicron coronavirus variant dampened New Year festivities around much of the world, with Paris cancelling its fireworks show, London relegating its to television, and New York City scaling down its famous ball drop celebration in Times Square.

The Omicron coronavirus variant dampened New Year festivities around much of the world, as cities from Paris to Kuala Lumpur canceled civic celebrations, but…

PARIS/LONDON: The Omicron coronavirus variant dampened New Year festivities around much of the world, as cities from Paris to Kuala Lumpur cancelled civic celebrations, but London threw a last-minute party on television and Cape Town suddenly lifted a longstanding curfew.The midnight hour passed in Paris without a planned fireworks display or DJ sets, as...

The Omicron coronavirus variant dampened New Year festivities around much of the world, with Paris cancelling its fireworks show, London relegating its to

Outbreak of Omicron variant of coronavirus dampened spirit of New Year celebrations across the world. New York scaled-down th e famous ball drop celebration in Times Square, fireworks show was cancelled in Paris and London relegated its to television. The illuminated ball made of Waterford crystal panels slid down its poll at the midnight hour in Times Square, but only 15,000 spectators were allowed into the official viewing area instead of the usual 58,000.

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the world welcomed 2022 with largely reduced crowds and fireworks amid the spread ...

Events were scaled back or cancelled outright

Only 15,000 spectators were allowed at Times Square as opposed to the usual 58,000.