SYDNEY • New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has cancelled her wedding as the nation imposes new restrictions to slow the community spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
The country will impose mask rules and limit gatherings from today after a cluster of nine Omicron cases showed community spread from North to South islands following a wedding.
A family returned to Nelson in the South Island by plane after attending a wedding and other events in Auckland in the North Island. The family and a flight attendant tested positive.
New Zealand will move to a red setting under its Covid-19 protection framework, with more mask wearing. Indoor hospitality settings such as bars and restaurants and events like weddings will be capped at 100 people. The limit is lowered to 25 people if venues are not using vaccine passes.
This story is from the January 24, 2022 edition of The Straits Times.
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