People watch a light show in New York, the United States, Dec. 22, 2020. As the COVID-19 pandemic rampages through the country this year, people here have to go through an unusual holiday season. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

People have a rest in a plastic "bubble" in New York, the United States, Dec. 22, 2020. As the COVID-19 pandemic rampages through the country this year, people here have to go through an unusual holiday season. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

A boy sells balloons on the street in New York, the United States, Dec. 22, 2020. As the COVID-19 pandemic rampages through the country this year, people here have to go through an unusual holiday season. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

People are reflected on a hand sanitizer at a shopping center in New York, the United States, Dec. 22, 2020. As the COVID-19 pandemic rampages through the country this year, people here have to go through an unusual holiday season. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

A girl looks at the festive window of a shopping center in New York, the United States, Dec. 22, 2020. As the COVID-19 pandemic rampages through the country this year, people here have to go through an unusual holiday season. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

Pedestrians walk past a festive installation in New York, the United States, Dec. 22, 2020. As the COVID-19 pandemic rampages through the country this year, people here have to go through an unusual holiday season. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

A few customers shop in a shopping mall in New York, the United States, Dec. 22, 2020. As the COVID-19 pandemic rampages through the country this year, people here have to go through an unusual holiday season. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

A few customers shop in a shopping mall in New York, the United States, Dec. 22, 2020. As the COVID-19 pandemic rampages through the country this year, people here have to go through an unusual holiday season. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

People have meal at an outdoor dining area as New York City banned indoor dining recently due to rapid increase of COVID-19 cases in New York, the United States, Dec. 22, 2020. As the COVID-19 pandemic rampages through the country this year, people here have to go through an unusual holiday season. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

People have a rest in a plastic "bubble" in New York, the United States, Dec. 22, 2020. As the COVID-19 pandemic rampages through the country this year, people here have to go through an unusual holiday season. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

Pedestrians walk past a booth selling festive decorations in New York, the United States, Dec. 22, 2020. As the COVID-19 pandemic rampages through the country this year, people here have to go through an unusual holiday season. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

A woman helps her kid with his mask in New York, the United States, Dec. 22, 2020. As the COVID-19 pandemic rampages through the country this year, people here have to go through an unusual holiday season. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

A pedestrian walks past a Christmas decoration in New York, the United States, Dec. 22, 2020. As the COVID-19 pandemic rampages through the country this year, people here have to go through an unusual holiday season. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

People take photos with a Christmas tree at a tree viewing zone of Rockefeller Center in New York, the United States, Dec. 22, 2020. As the COVID-19 pandemic rampages through the country this year, people here have to go through an unusual holiday season. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

People line up for an outdoor carousel in New York, the United States, Dec. 22, 2020. As the COVID-19 pandemic rampages through the country this year, people here have to go through an unusual holiday season. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)