Rio de Janeiro Cancels New Year’s Eve Party on Omicron Fears
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The major of Rio de Janeiro canceled plans for the city’s New Year’s Eve celebrations following advice from the state that they weren’t safe to go ahead as the first cases of the omicron variant were reported in the country.