COVID-19: Rio cancels New Year's Eve celebrations amid spread of Omicron variant

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COVID19: Rio has cancelled its traditional New Year's Eve celebrations as the Omicron variant spreads around the world

"As there are divergent opinions among scientific committees, we will always stick with the most restrictive."We're going to cancel the official New Year's Eve celebration in Rio in this way."He added:"I make the decision with sadness, but we cannot organise the celebration without the guarantee of all the health authorities.

"Unfortunately, we cannot organise a party of this size, in which we have a lot of expenses and logistics involved, without the minimum time for preparation."I hope I can be in Copacabana hugging everyone from 22 to 23.Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player

 

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