Brazil delays Carnival as Omicron spreads

By Associatd Press
Updated January 22 2022 - 10:31am, first published 10:28am
Brazil has postponed its annual Carnival as COVID-19 Omicron cases spread across the country.
Brazil has postponed its annual Carnival as COVID-19 Omicron cases spread across the country.

The world-famous Carnival festivities in Rio de Janeiro will be held in late April rather than the final weekend of February, as the number of COVID-19 cases in Brazil spikes and the Omicron variant spreads across the country.

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