Rose Parade marches on despite COVID-19 surge
PASADENA, Calif. -- A year after New Year's Day passed without a Rose Parade due to the coronavirus pandemic, marching bands and floral floats took to the streets again to celebrate the arrival of 2022 despite a new surge of infections due to the omicron variant.
LeAnn Rimes kicked off the event with a performance of"Throw My Arms Around the World" followed by a military flyover of a B-2 stealth bomber. The parade and the afternoon Rose Bowl football game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Utah Utes remained on track despite an explosion of COVID-19 infections in Los Angeles County, where daily new cases topped 27,000 on Friday.The soaring infections had already prompted Kaiser Permanente to announce that its float,"A Healthier Future," would not have 20"front-line medical heroes" riding or walking alongside.
Pasadena authorities urged people to wear masks, upgrading to the N95 or KN95 types, and avoid mingling with anyone outside their own groups. Many attendees wore face coverings, as did Rose Parade Queen Nadia Chung and her court.
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