Limited revelers return to Times Square to usher in 2022
It did so as an uneasy nation tried to muster optimism that the worst days of the pandemic are now behind it - even as public health officials cautioned Friday against unbridled celebrations amid surging COVID-19 infections from the omicron variant.
Mary Gonzalez stood a few feet behind a crowd, wanting to keep her distance from anyone unwittingly carrying the virus. Times Square is often referred to as the crossroads of the world, and city officials insisted on holding the marquee New Year's Eve event to demonstrate the city's resiliency even amid a resurgence of the coronavirus.
Doubts swirled about whether the city would have to cancel this year's bash, as the city posted record numbers of COVID-19 cases in the days leading to it, even as some cities like Atlanta had decided to cancel their own celebrations.COVID-19 cases in the U.S. have soared to their highest levels on record at over 265,000 per day on average.
Rap artist and actor LL Cool J was supposed to be among the performers taking the stage in Times Square Friday night, but announced he would pull out of the event because he had tested positive for COVID. A New York City tour guide, she was unemployed for a spell as the economy was shuttered and tourism tanked.
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