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New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said her government will reintroduce tough Covid-19 restrictions — forcing her to cancel her own wedding plans — as Asia-Pacific countries battle to stop the spread of the Omicron variant. The measures, which include stricter mask wearing and social-distancing rules, follow an outbreak of nine cases among a family that travelled between Auckland …

‘Red setting’ not a lockdown but indoor hospitality venues and events will be capped at 100 people with vaccine passes. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has postponed her wedding as the nation imposes new restrictions to slow the community spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant. The “red setting” of the country’s pandemic response includes heightened measures such as mask-wearing …