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Omicron outbreak likely within 10 days: Baker
An omicron outbreak in January could be expected to peak in March and be fizzling out by May, and cause perhaps 400 deaths, according to new modelling.
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Omicron: no national lockdowns, elimination ‘nigh on impossible’ – Ardern
The plan for slowing the pace of omicron is becoming clearer, but there is no new thinking on when border reopening might occur.
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Omicron a 'different foe' that needs new plan: Ardern
PM warns NZ will see covid cases at a level we haven't experienced before once omicron becomes established.
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End of MIQ beckons as govt mulls how to manage omicron
The government is tossing up whether a fast or a managed 'peak' in the inevitable omicron outbreak is preferable, and the best timing to allow omicron to become established.
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