People attend New Year celebrations on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, France as the traditional light show and fireworks have been cancelled due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), 31 December 2021.
Revellers gather during New Year's Eve celebrations in New York's Times Square, as the Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread, 31 December 2021.
People pose for pictures as the first sun of the year rises above the Forbidden City in Beijing, China as the city prepares to host the Winter Olympics, 1 January 2022.
People celebrate New Year in Novosibirsk, Russia, 31 December 2021.
Mashari Al-Zahrani, a Saudi, holds toys for children to celebrate the New Year, at Boulevard City in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 31 December 2021.
Revellers ring in the New Year as they watch fireworks explode over Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, 1 January 2022.
A barber colours the digits of the number 2022 after cutting a man's hair to welcome the upcoming new year, at a barbershop in Ahmedabad, India, 31 December 2021.
Revellers queue to enter Depot Mayfield, a 10,000 capacity club in Manchester, England on New Year's Eve, 31 December 2021.
People gather near Taiwan's Taipei 101 skyscraper to celebrate the arrival of 2022.