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New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern cancels her wedding due to Omicron surge
Updated On: 23 January, 2022 10:32 AM IST | New Zealand | ANI
Last month, New Zealand said it was pushing back its phased border reopening until the end of February over concerns about the Omicron variant, according to CNN
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Pic/AFP
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Sunday informed that she has canceled her wedding amid a new wave of Omicron cases in the country. "My wedding won`t be going ahead but I just join many other New Zealanders who have had an experience like that as a result of the pandemic," Ardern said during a regular Covid-19 news conference today, CNN reported.
She said that health authorities have reported nine Omicron cases in Motueka in a single-family household, CNN reported adding that the family travelled to Auckland to attend a wedding, a funeral, an amusement park, and a tourist attraction last weekend, prompting the country to move to the highest "red light" setting.
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