In Pics | Massive crowds in holiday season despite Omicron threat

With Christmas and New Year around the corner, people are making the most of the holiday season by visiting markets, malls, cinema halls, restaurants and crowded places to make the most of this year amid the rising Covid-19 cases and the threat of Omicron variant.

People visit a crowded market on Christmas eve amid concern over rising Omicron cases, in Ranchi. Credit: PTI Photo

A crowded at Mapusa Market on the eve of Christmas festival, North Goa. Credit: PTI Photo

People wearing masks in improper way, shop at a market at Bandra in Mumbai. Credit: PTI Photo

Shoppers walk along Regent Street, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in London, Britain. Credit: Reuters Photo

Locals in Delhi-NCR are visiting markets in large numbers for shopping this year unlike in 2020 when they could not step out due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this photo, Sea of people are seen at the Sarojini Nagar market on Christmas. Credit: PTI Photo

People shop at a crowded market ahead of Christmas, during the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in New Delhi. Credit: Reuters Photo

Huge crowds of shoppers are seen at a market in Ahmedabad. Credit: AFP Photo

Shoppers wearing face masks walk down Oxford Street, Europe's busiest shopping street, in London. Credit: AP Photo

People in large number shop for winter clothes at a market in Srinagar. Credit: PTI Photo

Large number of people are seen at market amid the rising cases of Omicron, in New Delhi. Credit: Reuters Photo

Huge crowds of shoppers continued to trickle into the malls in Bengaluru. Credit: Pushkar V/DH Photo

Huge crowd in the Mesa Redonda Market, a popular spot for Christmas shopping in Lima, Peru. Credit: AP Photo