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    As the world marks New Year's Eve, celebrations are muted by omicron

    by The Associated Press Dec 31, 2021 4 minutes

    WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Good riddance to 2021. Let 2022 bring fresh hope.

    That was a common sentiment as people around the world began welcoming in the new year.

    In many places, New Year's Eve celebrations were muted or canceled for the second straight year due to a surge of coronavirus infections, this time driven by the highly contagious omicron variant.

    Even before omicron hit, many people were happy to say goodbye to a second grinding year of the pandemic.

    But so far, at least, the omicron surge hasn't resulted in the same levels of hospitalizations and deaths as previous outbreaks — especially among vaccinated people

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