A rainbow of color will light up Sydney Harbor, with 2,000 fireworks to be launched from the four sails of the Sydney Opera House, and 7,000 fireworks from more positions on the Sydney Harbor Bridge than ever before.
SYDNEY, Australia – Australia is gearing up to celebrate its first restriction-free New Year’s Eve after two years of COVID-19 disruptions, with more than a million revelers expected to flock to Sydney’s harborfront and watch an elaborate fireworks display.
Lockdowns at the end of 2020 and a surge in Omicron cases at the end of 2021 led to crowd restrictions and reduced festivities. However, curbs on celebrations have been lifted this year after Australia, like many countries around the world, re-opened its borders and removed social distancing restrictions.
“2022 has been another year of significant challenges as we continued working to recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, but tonight we put the year behind us and look with hope to 2023.”
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