Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge as New Year celebrations begin in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. One million people would usually crowd the Sydney Harbor to watch the annual fireworks that center on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. But this year authorities advised revelers to watch the fireworks on television as the two most populous states, New South Wales and Victoria battle to curb new COVID-19 outbreaks. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Katrina Mohi of Christchurch watches a musical performance at Hagley Park in Christchurch, New Zealand, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021, during New Year celebrations. New Zealand and its South Pacific island neighbors have no COVID-19, and New Year celebrations there are the same as ever. (AP Photo/Ernest Kung)

Visitors wearing face masks walk near a New Year banner at a department store in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Fireworks are launched from the Sky Tower to mark the changing of the year on New Year's eve in Auckland, New Zealand, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. New Zealand and its South Pacific island neighbors have no COVID-19, and New Year celebrations there are the same as ever. (Michael Craig/NZ Herald via AP)

A boy make heart sign while the last sunset of 2020 hangs over the Sindh's provincial capital of Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Fireworks are launched from the Sky Tower to mark the changing of the year on New Year's eve in Auckland, New Zealand, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. New Zealand and its South Pacific island neighbors have no COVID-19, and New Year celebrations there are the same as ever. (Michael Craig/NZ Herald via AP)

Visitors to a mall passes by Happy New Year greetings shown on a giant screen in Beijing Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. This New Year's Eve is being celebrated like no other, with pandemic restrictions limiting crowds and many people bidding farewell to a year they'd prefer to forget. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

People wearing face mask o protect against the coronavirus ride a scooter in front of a banner welcoming New Year 2021 in Vung Tau city, Vietnam, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)

A resident passes by New Year slogans at the entrance to a mall in Beijing Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. This New Year's Eve is being celebrated like no other, with pandemic restrictions limiting crowds and many people bidding farewell to a year they'd prefer to forget. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge as New Year celebrations begin in Sydney, Australia, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. One million people would usually crowd the Sydney Harbor to watch the annual fireworks that center on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. But this year authorities advised revelers to watch the fireworks on television as the two most populous states, New South Wales and Victoria battle to curb new COVID-19 outbreaks. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Fireworks explode over Hagley Park in Christchurch, New Zealand, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021, during New Year celebrations. New Zealand and its South Pacific island neighbors have no COVID-19, and New Year celebrations there are the same as ever. (AP Photo/Ernest Kung)

People watch New Zealand band The Black Seeds perform during New Year's Eve celebrations at Hagley Park in Christchurch, New Zealand, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. New Zealand and its South Pacific island neighbors have no COVID-19, and New Year celebrations there are the same as ever. (AP Photo/Ernest Kung)

A woman takes picture of her friend posing with 2021 sign illuminating outside a restaurant for the New Year celebrations, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

A girl holds a candle and takes part in a demonstration to welcome new year, in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Offerings in honor of the Goddess of the Sea Yemanja sit 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 years, to help curb the spread of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Indians hold cutouts welcoming the New Year on the eve of New Year in Ahmedabad, India, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Fireworks detonate from the Taipei 101 building during the New Year's celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

People hold cutouts to welcome the New Year in Ahmedabad, India, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Dubai celebrates the new year in Singapore 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)

Fireworks detonate from the Taipei 101 building during the New Year's celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

Patrons wearing masks to protect from the coronavirus visit a bar street on New Year Eve in Beijing on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. This New Year's Eve is being celebrated like no other, with pandemic restrictions limiting crowds and many people bidding farewell to a year they'd prefer to forget. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

People walk at the waterfront of the Victoria Harbor to celebrate the New Year's Eve of year 2021, in Hong Kong, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. The harbor would normally be very busy with light displays and fireworks to celebrate New Year. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

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