New Year’s Eve muted by omicron; many hoping for better 2022
The Hindu
Hours before the celebrations were due to begin, Australian health authorities reported a record 32,000 new virus cases, many of them in Sydney.
Good riddance to 2021. Let 2022 bring fresh hope.
That was a common sentiment on Friday as people around the world got ready to welcome in the new year.
In many places, plans for New Year’s Eve celebrations were muted or cancelled for the second straight year due to a surge of coronavirus infections, this time driven by the highly contagious omicron variant.
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