NEW YEAR'S EVE IN SOME BIG COUNTRIES

Elmizan - New Year's Eve is synonymous with very lively celebrations and brilliant fireworks displays in various countries. This year's New Year's Eve event is still taking place during the Covid-19 pandemic.

There are several major cities in a number of countries that have canceled New Year's Eve celebrations. The cancellation was carried out due to the increase in cases of transmission of Omicron which is a new variant of Covid-19. However, there are also several countries that continue to celebrate New Year's Eve parties by setting various regulations to implement the Covid-19 health protocol.

As reported by CNN, the following is a summary of the information we have concluded:

New Year's Eve in New York

New York, United States continues to celebrate New Year's Eve on a large scale which is always carried out every year as in previous years before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Time Square is the place to celebrate New Year's Eve this time. However, there are a number of rules set for New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square this year, namely:

• Must wear a mask
• Event is limited to 15,000 people
• Visitors are not permitted to enter the Times Square area until 3pm.
• Visitors are required to show an identity card.

New Year's Eve Canceled in England

New Year's Eve celebrations that had been planned to be held in London, England have been officially cancelled. This was conveyed directly by the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan via his Twitter account on Monday (12/20/2021) "Due to the surge in Covid-19 cases, we have taken the difficult decision to cancel our NYE event in Trafalgar Square," said the mayor of London.

Previously, the New Year's Eve event held at Trafalgar Square was expected to accommodate around 6,500 people. However, to keep celebrating New Year's Eve, instead, a television program was given to be broadcast live at midnight through the BBC One channel.

New Year's Eve Canceled in Germany

Germany has imposed strict contact restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and forbids holding New Year's Eve parties. Which was announced directly by Olaf Scholz, Chancellor of Germany on Tuesday, December 21 yesterday. Some big cities in Germany will not have fireworks like in Frankfurt, Munich, and Berlin.

New Year's Eve in Bangkok

Bangkok, which is the center of the Thai capital, will still celebrate New Year's Eve. However, the celebration event is only allowed to be held in an open area. In addition, visitors who attended the New Year's Eve event had also been vaccinated and carried out a SWAB test at least 72 hours before the event started.

New Year's Eve Canceled in Atlanta, USA

The United States also canceled the New Year's Eve commemoration event from the state of Georgia, precisely in Atlanta which is the center of its capital city. Previously planned to be celebrated at Underground Atlanta commonly known as "Peach Drop"

The cancellation was announced via Underground Atlanta's Twitter account, "While we are sad to miss this year's party and music show, we are so excited to bring Peach Drop back next year and better than ever. Stay healthy everyone!," the tweet read on Wednesday. . The cancellation of the celebration of the event due to the increasing number of Corona cases in Atlanta.

New Year's Eve in Sydney

Sydney is well known for its fireworks display every New Year's Eve celebration. This year, Sydney continues to celebrate its New Year's Eve despite the increase in Covid-19 cases in Sydney, which was held around Sydney Harbour.

There were reportedly 11,201 new cases announced on Wednesday (29/12) in Sydney. The number almost doubled more than the previous days. However, the organizers of New Year's Eve in Sydney ensured that the event was carried out by implementing the Covid-19 health protocol.

New Year's Eve Canceled in Greece

New Year's Eve celebrations have been canceled in Athens, the center of the Greek capital. There will be no fireworks display this New Year's Eve. This was conveyed directly by Thanos Plevris as the Greek Minister of Health. He said that all public Christmas and New Year's celebrations planned by the city government were cancelled, he told a press conference on Thursday, December 23.

In addition, Greece has imposed a rule requiring its citizens to use double masks or high protective masks for public transport and supermarkets, residents are asked to continue to wear masks in indoor and outdoor spaces. The regulation is said to be in effect until January 3. Thanos Plevris also added that in the future there will be more restrictions on entertainment and sports venues so that the spread of the Corona virus can be stopped in his Country.

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