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.
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.
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(Published 01 January 2021, 02:25 IST)