Sydney has banned large gatherings on New year night amid the outbreak of the coronavirus. Only residents with permits for hospitality venues downtown will be allowed there on New Year’s Eve. 

 Sydney welcomes each New Year with a public countdown featuring a fireworks display over its well-known Opera House. This year the people have to watch fireworks from home only as the government don’t want to create any super-spreading events on New Year’s Eve, which then ruins it for everybody across the state moving forward.

The increasing corona cases led to further restrictions of the already toned-down plans for the New Year’s Eve. New South Wales (NSW) Premier Gladys Berejiklian banned most people from coming to Sydney’s downtown that night and limited outdoor gatherings to 50 people. He said, “We don’t want to create any super-spreading events on New Year’s Eve, which then ruins it for everybody across the state moving forward. He further added that watching the fireworks from home was the ‘safest’ way to do so.

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