New Year’s Eve 2021: celebrations around the world amid concern over Covid – live updates
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Latest updates as fireworks and parties make a comeback around the world following a year of lockdowns and new variants.
Over in the state of Western Australia, the local daily newspaper The West Australian, has captured the feelings of many with its New Year’s Day edition frontpage headline. “Here’s to 2022 being better (Hey, it can’t get much worse!)“
The front page of the special January 1 edition of The West Australian #NYE2021 #NYE2022 pic.twitter.com/ThTVuAaFuP
— Anthony De Ceglie (@AnthDeCeglie)
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Fireworks are seen over Sydney harbour during New Year’s Eve celebrations on 31 December 2021. Photograph: Wendell Teodoro/Getty Images
Over in Sydney, they enjoy the fireworks so much that they hold two displays. The city in Australia is not due to see in the New Year for a couple of hours yet – but holds two sets of shows. The first one was let off at 9pm local time, with another due later as the clock strikes midnight.
They took place in the city’s famous harbour, against the backdrop of the Opera House.
9:00 PM fireworks #Sydney pic.twitter.com/5tPKK5y4lU
— Navaldeep Singh (@NavalGeekSingh)
Light show marks arrival of 2022 in New Zealand
New Zealand celebrated the first moments of the new year with a light show on the Harbour Bridge in Auckland.
Crowds were able to gather for the first time since August after the city on the country’s north island was moved from red to orange in its Covid traffic light system.
Happy New Year!
Auckland, New Zealand welcomes in 2022 with a light show projected over the city’s Harbour Bridge and Sky Towerhttps://t.co/sJoatS5eVU pic.twitter.com/fv5aC4uj8U
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld)
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