Vaccine passes scrapped, mandates removed

Vaccine passes scrapped, mandates removed
Prime minister Jacinda Ardern has announced major changes to covid-19 restrictions (Image: Supplied).
Oliver Lewis
Prime minister Jacinda Ardern has announced major changes to covid-19 restrictions, including tweaks to the traffic light system and scrapping requirements for the use of vaccine passes.At the red level of the covid protection framework, all outdoor gathering limits will be removed and indoor capacity limits will be increased from 100 to 200. The changes will come into effect this Friday at 11.59pm.From 11.59pm April 4, vaccine passes will no longer be required and the red light setting will also be reviewed. Under orange, the only restriction...

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