New Delhi: There is some delay in the arrival of the new year in India, but the new year has knocked in New Zealand. Fireworks were set up in the city of Auckland, New Zealand to welcome the new year. Amidst the restrictions imposed to prevent the increasing cases of the global pandemic Coronavirus, people celebrated the coming of the new year with full enthusiasm.
Omicron has not yet spread to the community level in New Zealand. The country’s authorities have taken precautionary measures by canceling many fireworks shows. Not only the people, but the governments are also very cautious during the welcome of the new year all over the world.
In India, orders have been issued in addition to night curfew in many important cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, so that the corona can be stopped from spreading. Authorities have imposed restrictions to keep people away from restaurants, hotels, beaches, bars as Omicron’s cases increase. However, no night curfew has been imposed in Goa and Hyderabad.
32,000 cases of corona in Australia before welcoming the new year
Australia is maintaining plans for its celebrations despite the explosive rise in cases of virus infection. Fireworks will be seen from Sydney Harbor Bridge and Sydney Opera House to welcome the New Year. Hours before the ceremony began, Australian health officials reported that 32,000 new cases of infection had been reported.
At the same time, the celebrations celebrated on New Year’s Eve in many places in the world have faded or canceled for the second consecutive year due to the rapid increase in cases of coronavirus infection. This year the highly contagious Omicron form of the coronavirus has dampened the enthusiasm of New Year’s Eve celebrations.
Omicron currently does not increase congestion in hospitals
However, before the cases of this form came to the fore, many people seemed happy about the passing of the second year affected by the epidemic. But the good news so far is that infections from Omicron have not resulted in overcrowding of hospitals and deaths of infected people, especially those who have been vaccinated, as in the previous wave of the pandemic. This gives a ray of hope for 2022.
People gathered in temples and monasteries in Japan
In Japan, author Naoki Matsuzawa said he would spend the next few days cooking and delivering food to the elderly as some stores would close. He said that vaccination has reduced people’s anxiety about the epidemic, despite its new nature. Matsuzawa, like many others, expects the situation to improve in 2022. Many people in Japan plan to travel to spend time with their families. People thronged temples and monasteries on New Year’s Eve, most of them wearing masks.
Indonesia and China canceled celebrations
In Indonesia too, the government has canceled the celebrations to be held on New Year’s Eve. However, around 3,000 people in Hong Kong are expected to attend New Year’s Eve celebrations attended by local celebrities. In China, the Shanghai government has canceled events including the annual light show on the Huangpu River. At the same time, there are no plans for public celebrations in Beijing. However, authorities in Thailand have allowed partying and fireworks on New Year’s Eve.
