Ringing in 2022 around the World

Fireworks are set off at midnight during the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration, Jan. 1, 2022, in New York.

People attend the New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square, as the Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, Dec. 31, 2021.

People watch as fireworks explode over Copacabana beach during New Year celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jan. 1, 2022.

People attend New Year celebrations on the Champs-Elysees avenue as the traditional light show and fireworks have been canceled due to the spread of the COVID-19 in Paris, France, Dec. 31, 2021.

A woman with an illuminated outfit rollerblades as she celebrates the New Year, amidst the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, in central London, Jan. 1, 2022.

Spectators at the boulevard Unter den Linden use their mobile devices as they celebrate the New Year near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 1, 2022.

People celebrate the New Year around the Christmas tree in Manezhnaya Square near an empty Red Square due to pandemic restrictions in Moscow, Russia, Jan. 1, 2022.

Fireworks explode from the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, during the New Year's Eve celebration in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 1, 2022.

Fireworks explode over the Chao Phraya River during the New Year celebrations, amid the spread of the COVID-19 in Bangkok, Thailand, Jan. 1, 2022.

A staff wearing a protective mask, amid the COVID-19 outbreak, takes picture of 6,500 candle lights as he prepares for a ceremony to wish for overcoming the pandemic and good luck in the upcoming New Year at Hasedera Buddhist temple in Kamakura, south of Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 31, 2021.

2022 is displayed on a big screen during a New Year's Eve concert in Hong Kong, Jan. 1, 2022.

Fireworks explode over Sydney Harbour during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia, Jan. 1, 2022.