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(CNN) — For awhile there, it appeared we may well be ready to ring in New Year’s Eve in significant metropolitan areas across the entire world with anything resembling the significant celebrations of yore.
One more Covid-19 surge and the speedy distribute of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus have dashed these hopes — at least in some aspect of the earth.
But some major metropolitan areas in Europe, where the distribute of Omicron has been startling, have previously declared they are flat-out canceling plans.
Other metropolitan areas all around the entire world with usually iconic celebrations even now plan to host their occasions but with safety precautions in area.
As of December 23, this what some of the globe towns with ordinarily large New Year’s Eve functions are performing.
Canceled occasions
The subsequent towns (or nations) have already announced they’re canceling their huge shindigs:
Typically, Greece has a fireworks clearly show higher than the Acropolis hill through New Yr celebrations. The display has been canceled for this yr.
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ATHENS
New: No fireworks demonstrate in excess of the Acropolis this calendar year. Overall health Minister Thanos Plevris mentioned throughout a information briefing on Thursday, December 23, that all community Christmas and New Yr celebrations planned by municipalities are canceled.
All travelers arriving in Greece will be strongly recommended to take Covid-19 assessments on the 2nd and fourth times soon after their arrival, on major of the present need to provide a unfavorable examination end result to enter Greece.
Starting at 6 a.m. Thursday, December 24, masks will develop into obligatory again in both indoor and out of doors areas. For supermarkets and community transportation, a double mask or a high defense mask will be essential.
The actions will very last until eventually January 3, when in accordance to Plevris, extra restrictions may be set ahead relating to sport and enjoyment venues.
BERLIN
Germany will impose rigorous speak to constraints to curb the distribute of Covid starting up on December 28 and prohibit New Year’s Eve gatherings, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz introduced on Tuesday, December 21.
That means no large fireworks gathering in Berlin, the funds, nor in other significant collecting places this kind of as Munich and Frankfurt.
From December 28, a most of 10 persons will be authorized to satisfy in teams, irrespective of no matter whether they are vaccinated or recovered, Scholz mentioned. Young children 13 and younger are exempt from the new call constraints.
EDINBURGH
General public New Year’s Eve celebrations in Scotland will be canceled, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon mentioned on Tuesday, December 21.
Sturgeon reported the move will “also suggest regrettably that significant-scale Hogmanay celebrations — which includes that planned right here in our money city — will not carry on. I know how disappointing this will be for all those seeking forward to these activities.”
LONDON
“Owing to the surge in Covid conditions, we have taken the complicated choice to terminate our NYE celebration in Trafalgar Sq.,” stated the tweet from Khan’s verified account. “The security of all Londoners have to arrive initial.”
A statement connected to the tweet mentioned the celebration had been anticipated to host 6,500 people today in Trafalgar Square.
Rather, a software will be broadcast at midnight on BBC 1, Khan mentioned.
NEW DELHI
The govt of India’s union territory of Delhi, which encompasses the nationwide funds of New Delhi, has announced a ban on all social, cultural, political and pageant gatherings until eventually further more discover since of a rise in Covid-19 circumstances, CNN’s New Delhi Bureau studies.
All officials “shall make sure that no cultural events/gatherings/congregations acquire position for celebrating Xmas or New Yr” in the region, according to the Delhi government’s order.
Bars and dining places will be allowed to function at only 50% capacity.

Paris is lit up for Xmas at places these types of as Place Vendome, but it will not be holding a major New Year’s Eve amazing.
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PARIS
ROME
Gatherings still scheduled

Sydney, Australia, options to hold its amazing fireworks display for New Year’s Eve 2021.
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Not all the world’s cities have referred to as off their celebrations. Right here are some of the metropolitan areas ordinarily renowned for their extraordinary fireworks and significant New Year’s Eve activities that were being even now moving forward with their options as of December 21:
BANGKOK
CAPE Town
DUBAI
LAS VEGAS
RIO DE JANEIRO
After canceling its New Year’s Eve celebrations before this month, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s occasion money, reversed class this week.
“We want to rejoice the stop of the year in a quiet, harmless and structured fashion. We satisfied with the Scientific Committee, which confirmed that it would be secure to maintain the city’s New Year’s celebrations underneath the provisions offered by the metropolis federal government,” Mayor Eduardo Paes claimed.
Revelers are inspired to continue to be near to their houses to “avoid unwanted vacation.”
SYDNEY
TAIPEI
CNN’s Laura Ly, Jason Hanna, Chris Liakos, Berlin Bureau, Lauren Kent, Samantha Beech, Swati Gupta, Duarte Mendonca, Maija Ehlinger and Marcelo Medeiros contributed to this write-up.