Live updates: LA New Year’s event goes virtual due to COVID
LOS ANGELES — The New Year’s Eve party planned for downtown Los Angeles’ Grand Park will not have an in-person audience due to the recent increase in COVID-19 cases in LA County, organizers said.
The “NYELA Countdown to 2022” event will instead be streamed, as it was last year.
Organizers originally planned to have an invite-only audience of LA County frontline workers and first responders.
The program will feature the band Kinky and other musical performances starting at 11 p.m. on Dec. 31.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported more than 3,500 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday as the number of daily new cases tripled over the week.
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HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC:
— British nurses warn the health care system at a breaking point as omicron cases soar
— German military gives hospital an edge in treating COVID-19 patients
— Omicron prompts World Economic Forum to delay Davos meeting until summer 2022
— Austria ends 20-day lockdown, considers move a success as virus cases plummet
Go to https://APNews.com/coronavirus-pandemic for updates throughout the day.
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HERE’S WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING TODAY:
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Kuwait has mandated that everyone who has been vaccinated against the coronavirus at least nine months ago receive a booster shot.
The Gulf Arab state says that booster shots will become compulsory starting Jan. 2 as the omicron variant courses across the region. Kuwait detected its first omicron case earlier this month.
The tiny sheikhdom has seen cases gradually trend upward this week after hitting record lows of under 50 infections a day....
