<p>The world began ushering in the New Yearday with pandemic controls muting celebrations for billions of people eager to bid farewell to a virus-ridden 2020.</p>.<p>After a grinding year that has seen at least 1.7 million people die from Covid-19, fresh waves of infection have sparked renewed lockdowns and forced would-be revellers to extend their 2020 tradition of watching events from the sofa.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-begins-ushering-in-locked-down-new-year-933834.html" target="_blank"><strong>Read more here</strong></a></p>
<p>The world began ushering in the New Yearday with pandemic controls muting celebrations for billions of people eager to bid farewell to a virus-ridden 2020.</p>.<p>After a grinding year that has seen at least 1.7 million people die from Covid-19, fresh waves of infection have sparked renewed lockdowns and forced would-be revellers to extend their 2020 tradition of watching events from the sofa.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-begins-ushering-in-locked-down-new-year-933834.html" target="_blank"><strong>Read more here</strong></a></p>