UK: Londoners flood streets in NY celebrations despite Omicron fears

Follow us on Telegram: Subscribe to our channel! London residents were seen taking to the street to ring in the 2022 New Year on Friday night and Saturday morning, despite a nationwide surge in COVID-19 cases Crowds gathered around Soho and Leicester Square to celebrate the event as fireworks lit up the sky above. Although the city’s annual New Year’s Eve celebrations were cancelled for the second year running due to COVID concerns, a dazzling lights show involving fireworks and drones was broadcast via BBC. The festivities came as the UK recorded 128,685 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday amid the ongoing spread of the Omicron variant.