Paris Cancels New Year’s Eve Fireworks as Omicron Spreads -BFM TV | World News

December 18, 2021

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PARIS (Reuters) – Paris has cancelled deliberate fireworks as nicely as festivities on the Champs Elysees avenue on New Year’s Eve in step with new authorities guidelines to forestall the unfold of the Omicron coronavirus variant, BFM TV reported on Saturday.

French Prime Minister Jean Castex stated on Friday main public events and fireworks could be banned on New Year’s Eve and really helpful that folks – even when vaccinated – take a COVID-19 self-test earlier than getting collectively for year-end events.

(Reporting by GV De Clercq; Editing by Mark Heinrich)