NZ's moving to red as Omicron's here: 'get boosted' urges Ardern

NZ's moving to red as Omicron's here: 'get boosted' urges Ardern
Mask-wearing indoors and in crowds is a key part of the 'red setting'. (Image: Pattrick Smellie)
Pattrick Smellie
The expected omicron outbreak has been declared.New Zealand will move tonight at 11.59pm to the ‘red’ setting on the traffic light system on covid-19 protection policy, the prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, announced at 11am this morning.Travel to Auckland by a Nelson family between Jan 13 and 16 has potentially exposed hundreds of people at events in Auckland. An Air NZ crew member who flew with the family back to Nelson has also been diagnosed with the omicron variant and flew other routes following exposure.Ardern indicated a perio...

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