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New Year's revelries muted by virus as curtain draws on 2020
"Welcome 2021" is projected onto the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. The New Year's Eve party at the historic landmark has been cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic. (Christoph Soeder/dpa via AP)

"Welcome 2021" is projected onto the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. The New Year's Eve party at the historic landmark has been cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic. (Christoph Soeder/dpa via AP)

Dec. 31, 2020 05:51 PM EST
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Fireworks light the sky during the New Year's celebrations at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, early Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. Germany is entering 2021 in a lockdown that appears certain to be extended beyond its current Jan. 10 end date, with new coronavirus cases and deaths related to COVID-19 remaining at worryingly high levels. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Fireworks light the sky during the New Year's celebrations at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, early Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. Germany is entering 2021 in a lockdown that appears certain to be extended beyond its current Jan. 10 end date, with new coronavirus cases and deaths related to COVID-19 remaining at worryingly high levels. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Dec. 31, 2020 06:46 PM EST
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The iconic Christ the Redeemer statue is lit up during a New Year's Eve celebration in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

The iconic Christ the Redeemer statue is lit up during a New Year's Eve celebration in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Dec. 31, 2020 10:38 PM EST
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A Lebanese couple celebrate the New Year Eve at restaurant in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. Lebanon ended the year with more than 3,500 newly registered infections of coronavirus and 12 new deaths as its health minister rang appealed to Lebanese to take precautions while celebrating to avoid what he called wasting sacrifices made in combatting the virus. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A Lebanese couple celebrate the New Year Eve at restaurant in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. Lebanon ended the year with more than 3,500 newly registered infections of coronavirus and 12 new deaths as its health minister rang appealed to Lebanese to take precautions while celebrating to avoid what he called wasting sacrifices made in combatting the virus. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Dec. 31, 2020 08:16 PM EST
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A fireworks display decorates the night sky to celebrate the New Year, as crowds of people look on, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, early Friday, Jan., 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)

A fireworks display decorates the night sky to celebrate the New Year, as crowds of people look on, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, early Friday, Jan., 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)

Dec. 31, 2020 03:05 PM EST
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A square decorated for New Year celebrations is seen nearly deserted and without the Holiday Market due to the virus-related restrictions prior to New Year's celebrations in Grozny, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Musa Sadulayev)

A square decorated for New Year celebrations is seen nearly deserted and without the Holiday Market due to the virus-related restrictions prior to New Year's celebrations in Grozny, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Musa Sadulayev)

Dec. 31, 2020 02:02 PM EST
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Dubai celebrates the new year in India by reflecting their national flag on the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, to mark New Year in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Dubai celebrates the new year in India by reflecting their national flag on the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, to mark New Year in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Dec. 31, 2020 01:53 PM EST
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Sunday River guests watch the fireworks display on the side of the ski trails to ring in the New Year, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020 in Newry, Maine. All festivities stopped promptly at 9 PM in accordance with state guidelines. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal via AP)

Sunday River guests watch the fireworks display on the side of the ski trails to ring in the New Year, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020 in Newry, Maine. All festivities stopped promptly at 9 PM in accordance with state guidelines. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal via AP)

Dec. 31, 2020 09:24 PM EST
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Fireworks and drones illuminate the night sky over London as they form a light display as London's normal New Year's Eve fireworks display was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic Thursday Dec. 31, 2020. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP)

Fireworks and drones illuminate the night sky over London as they form a light display as London's normal New Year's Eve fireworks display was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic Thursday Dec. 31, 2020. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP)

Dec. 31, 2020 08:42 PM EST
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A person stops to take a picture of the sun setting behind the San Francisco skyline as seen from Grizzly Peak Boulevard in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP)

A person stops to take a picture of the sun setting behind the San Francisco skyline as seen from Grizzly Peak Boulevard in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP)

Dec. 31, 2020 09:50 PM EST
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Seventh Avenue is mostly empty during what would normally be a Times Square packed with people, late Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, in New York, as celebrations have been truncated this New Year's Eve due to the ongoing pandemic. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Seventh Avenue is mostly empty during what would normally be a Times Square packed with people, late Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, in New York, as celebrations have been truncated this New Year's Eve due to the ongoing pandemic. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Dec. 31, 2020 07:42 PM EST
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Frontline workers attend a candlelight ceremony on New Year's Eve on the famed Nelson Mandela Bridge in downtown Johannesburg Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. Many South Africans will swap firecrackers for candles to mark New Year's Eve amid COVID-19 restrictions including a nighttime curfew responding to President Cyril Ramaphosa's call to light a candle to honor those who have died in the COVID-19 pandemic and the health workers who are on the frontline of battling the disease.. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)

Frontline workers attend a candlelight ceremony on New Year's Eve on the famed Nelson Mandela Bridge in downtown Johannesburg Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. Many South Africans will swap firecrackers for candles to mark New Year's Eve amid COVID-19 restrictions including a nighttime curfew responding to President Cyril Ramaphosa's call to light a candle to honor those who have died in the COVID-19 pandemic and the health workers who are on the frontline of battling the disease.. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)

Dec. 31, 2020 02:51 PM EST
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Shirley Azedi, who said she's lost work as a housekeeper due to the COVID-19 pandemic, prays during a ceremony in honor of the Goddess of the Sea Yemanja on Praia Vermelha beach to mark the end of the year in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on New Year's Eve, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. Beaches will be closed on the night of new year's, to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Shirley Azedi, who said she's lost work as a housekeeper due to the COVID-19 pandemic, prays during a ceremony in honor of the Goddess of the Sea Yemanja on Praia Vermelha beach to mark the end of the year in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on New Year's Eve, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. Beaches will be closed on the night of new year's, to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Dec. 31, 2020 03:33 PM EST
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A man walks along a virtually empty Grand Place square during a curfew in downtown Brussels, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. As the world says goodbye to 2020, there will be countdowns and live performances, but no massed jubilant crowds in traditional gathering spots like the Champs Elysees in Paris and New York City's Times Square this New Year's Eve. The virus that ruined 2020 has led to cancelations of most fireworks displays and public events in favor of made-for-TV-only moments in party spots like London and Rio de Janeiro. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

A man walks along a virtually empty Grand Place square during a curfew in downtown Brussels, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. As the world says goodbye to 2020, there will be countdowns and live performances, but no massed jubilant crowds in traditional gathering spots like the Champs Elysees in Paris and New York City's Times Square this New Year's Eve. The virus that ruined 2020 has led to cancelations of most fireworks displays and public events in favor of made-for-TV-only moments in party spots like London and Rio de Janeiro. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Dec. 31, 2020 05:54 PM EST
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People on Calton Hill watch fireworks in Edinburgh as people are urged to avoid Hogmanay celebrations in the midst of tough coronavirus restrictions Thursday Dec. 31, 2020. (Andrew Milligan/PA via AP)

People on Calton Hill watch fireworks in Edinburgh as people are urged to avoid Hogmanay celebrations in the midst of tough coronavirus restrictions Thursday Dec. 31, 2020. (Andrew Milligan/PA via AP)

Dec. 31, 2020 08:55 PM EST
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Pedestrians pass by and also watch street entertainment on Eighth Avenue, adjacent to a closed-off Times Square in New York, late Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, as celebrations have been truncated this New Year's Eve due to the ongoing pandemic. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Pedestrians pass by and also watch street entertainment on Eighth Avenue, adjacent to a closed-off Times Square in New York, late Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, as celebrations have been truncated this New Year's Eve due to the ongoing pandemic. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Dec. 31, 2020 10:40 PM EST
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A man plays music during New Year's Eve celebrations at the 23 de Enero neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela, late Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, amid the new coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A man plays music during New Year's Eve celebrations at the 23 de Enero neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela, late Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, amid the new coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Dec. 31, 2020 11:12 PM EST
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Crowds of people celebrate the New Year around the Christmas tree with the St. Sofia Cathedral in the background in Kyiv, Ukraine, early Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. Despite of COVID-19 quarantine restrictions, a lot of Ukrainians enjoy outdoor New Year events, often ignoring protective measures. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Crowds of people celebrate the New Year around the Christmas tree with the St. Sofia Cathedral in the background in Kyiv, Ukraine, early Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. Despite of COVID-19 quarantine restrictions, a lot of Ukrainians enjoy outdoor New Year events, often ignoring protective measures. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Dec. 31, 2020 08:16 PM EST
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Light beams instead of traditional fireworks are seen around Warsaw's tallest building, The Palace of Culture and Science, greeted New Year under anti-COVID-19 restrictions in downtown Warsaw, Poland, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021.(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Light beams instead of traditional fireworks are seen around Warsaw's tallest building, The Palace of Culture and Science, greeted New Year under anti-COVID-19 restrictions in downtown Warsaw, Poland, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021.(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Dec. 31, 2020 07:43 PM EST
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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, fireworks illuminate the night sky, marking the New Year, as crowds of people look on, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, early Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, fireworks illuminate the night sky, marking the New Year, as crowds of people look on, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, early Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Dec. 31, 2020 10:47 PM EST
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Edmonton's High-level Bridge is lit up for New Year's Eve in Edmonton, Alberta, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. (Amber Bracken/The Canadian Press via AP)

Edmonton's High-level Bridge is lit up for New Year's Eve in Edmonton, Alberta, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. (Amber Bracken/The Canadian Press via AP)

Dec. 31, 2020 09:43 PM EST
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People wear face masks as they queue in front of the 'KaDeWe' department store in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. Germany is entering 2021 in a lockdown that appears certain to be extended beyond its current Jan. 10 end date, with new coronavirus cases and deaths related to COVID-19 remaining at worryingly high levels. The country has recorded well over 1.6 million cases so far, including more than 32,000 deaths. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

People wear face masks as they queue in front of the 'KaDeWe' department store in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. Germany is entering 2021 in a lockdown that appears certain to be extended beyond its current Jan. 10 end date, with new coronavirus cases and deaths related to COVID-19 remaining at worryingly high levels. The country has recorded well over 1.6 million cases so far, including more than 32,000 deaths. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Dec. 31, 2020 09:41 AM EST
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Fireworks explode in the sky next to Rome's Colosseum during New Year's celebrations, in Rome, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. Italy went into a modified nationwide lockdown for the Christmas and New Year period, with restrictions on personal movement and commercial activity similar to the 10 weeks of hard lockdown Italy imposed from March to May when the country became the epicenter of the outbreak in Europe. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Fireworks explode in the sky next to Rome's Colosseum during New Year's celebrations, in Rome, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. Italy went into a modified nationwide lockdown for the Christmas and New Year period, with restrictions on personal movement and commercial activity similar to the 10 weeks of hard lockdown Italy imposed from March to May when the country became the epicenter of the outbreak in Europe. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Dec. 31, 2020 07:51 PM EST
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A security guard sits in the park near the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. Due to the surge in coronavirus infections police boosted their presence across the country on New Year's Eve to enforce a night-time curfew starting at 9 p.m. and other strict restrictive measures imposed by the government that make it impossible to stage traditional New Year's celebrations. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

A security guard sits in the park near the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. Due to the surge in coronavirus infections police boosted their presence across the country on New Year's Eve to enforce a night-time curfew starting at 9 p.m. and other strict restrictive measures imposed by the government that make it impossible to stage traditional New Year's celebrations. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Dec. 31, 2020 07:42 PM EST
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Passengers of a party bus celebrate New Year after driving through Moscow, Russia, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. While restaurants and other entertainment venues close its doors across the country at 23:00, Muscovites look for ways to bend the coronavirus restrictions. One of them is a party bus whose owners offer to spend the New Year night touring around the city and having drinks with other strangers. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr)

Passengers of a party bus celebrate New Year after driving through Moscow, Russia, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. While restaurants and other entertainment venues close its doors across the country at 23:00, Muscovites look for ways to bend the coronavirus restrictions. One of them is a party bus whose owners offer to spend the New Year night touring around the city and having drinks with other strangers. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr)

Dec. 31, 2020 07:34 PM EST
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Seventh Avenue is mostly empty during what would normally be a Times Square packed with people in New York, late Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, as celebrations have been truncated this New Year's Eve due to the ongoing pandemic. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Seventh Avenue is mostly empty during what would normally be a Times Square packed with people in New York, late Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, as celebrations have been truncated this New Year's Eve due to the ongoing pandemic. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Dec. 31, 2020 10:42 PM EST
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Police officers stand along a mostly empty Seventh Avenue during what would normally be a Times Square packed with people in New York, late Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, as celebrations have been truncated this New Year's Eve due to the ongoing pandemic. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Police officers stand along a mostly empty Seventh Avenue during what would normally be a Times Square packed with people in New York, late Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, as celebrations have been truncated this New Year's Eve due to the ongoing pandemic. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Dec. 31, 2020 10:43 PM EST
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Thousands of people attend a music concert to celebrate New Year's in the Mbare suburb of Harare, Zimbabwe, early Friday, Jan 1, 2021. Despite a government ban on music concerts and public gatherings due to a surge in COVID-19 infections and the new and more contagious variants of the disease, thousands of people gathered in one of the country's poorest neighborhoods to celebrate the new year. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Thousands of people attend a music concert to celebrate New Year's in the Mbare suburb of Harare, Zimbabwe, early Friday, Jan 1, 2021. Despite a government ban on music concerts and public gatherings due to a surge in COVID-19 infections and the new and more contagious variants of the disease, thousands of people gathered in one of the country's poorest neighborhoods to celebrate the new year. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Dec. 31, 2020 09:16 PM EST
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A man takes a sip from a bottle in Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, Jan 1, 2021. Due to the surge in coronavirus infections police boosted their presence across the country on New Year's Eve to enforce a night-time curfew starting at 9 p.m. and other strict restrictive measures imposed by the government that make it impossible to stage traditional New Year's celebrations. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

A man takes a sip from a bottle in Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, Jan 1, 2021. Due to the surge in coronavirus infections police boosted their presence across the country on New Year's Eve to enforce a night-time curfew starting at 9 p.m. and other strict restrictive measures imposed by the government that make it impossible to stage traditional New Year's celebrations. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Dec. 31, 2020 08:25 PM EST
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Fireworks explode over the Kremlin and almost empty Red Square during New Year's celebrations with the Spasskaya Tower during New Year celebrations, in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Fireworks explode over the Kremlin and almost empty Red Square during New Year's celebrations with the Spasskaya Tower during New Year celebrations, in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Dec. 31, 2020 06:06 PM EST
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