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Wellington, Jan 23 (AFP): New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was Sunday forced to call off her own wedding as she tightened Covid-19 restrictions in the face of an outbreak of the Omicron variant.<\/p>\n
“My wedding will not be going ahead,” she confirmed after detailing new restrictions; including a limit of 100 fully vaccinated people at events.<\/p>\n
“I just joined many other New Zealanders who have had an experience like that as a result of the pandemic and to anyone who is caught up in that scenario I am so sorry.”<\/p>\n
The emergence of nine cases of Omicron in a family who travelled between cities to attend a wedding, and the infection of a flight attendant on one aircraft they flew on, forced New Zealand to impose its “red setting” restrictions from midnight Sunday.<\/p>\n
Omicron is far more transmissible than the earlier Delta variant but is less likely to make people seriously ill.<\/p>\n
In addition to limiting crowd numbers, face coverings are now mandatory on public transport and in shops.<\/p>\n
Ardern and long-time partner Clarke Gayford have never announced their wedding date, but it was believed to be scheduled for some time in the next few weeks.<\/p>\n
The new restrictions are set to remain in place until at least the end of next month.<\/p>\n
“Such is life,” Ardern said when asked how she felt about setting regulations which ended her planned nuptials.<\/p>\n
“I’m no different to thousands of other New Zealanders who have had much more devastating impacts felt by the pandemic, the most gutting of which is the inability to be with a loved one sometimes when they are gravely ill. That will far outstrip any sadness I experience.”<\/p>\n
New Zealand has detected 15,104 Covid-19 cases and recorded 52 deaths since the pandemic began.<\/p>\n
Tough border restrictions and snap lockdowns have been in place for much of the last two years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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