Filipinos spend New Year's Eve at a park on December 31, 2021 in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines. Large celebrations to ring in the new year pushed through in Metro Manila despite coronavirus cases surging over the Christmas week which experts fear is fueled by the more contagious Omicron variant. The Philippines reported nearly 3,000 cases on the last day of the year, the highest daily count in two months. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)
