The additional health measures “will keep the crowds safe and healthy and fully immunized as we welcome in the new year,” said Mayor de Blasio.
Sunday, December 26, 2021 ((rezonodwes.com))–While major cities like Paris, Berlin, Rome, London have already announced the cancellation of celebrations due to the threat of the Omicron variant, the new strain of covid-19 , New York City has decided to continue the celebrations but on a smaller scale.
“The number of participants in the traditional celebration in Times Square will be reduced and everyone will be required to wear a face mask,” Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office said Thursday maintaining the late evening celebrations from December 31, 2021 until the early hours of the morning. New Year.
Usually some 58,000 New Yorkers gather to witness the huge ball drop that heralds the arrival of the New Year, but overnight from Friday to Saturday morning capacity will be reduced to 15,000 attendees , who must wear masks and prove that they have been vaccinated.
New waves of coronavirus infections around the world, primarily caused by the spread of the Omicron variant, have led major cities to cancel or scale back New Year’s Eve celebrations.
