Coronavirus: New Zealand lifts most curbs as Omicron peaks

New Zealand’s government said on Wednesday it would lift vaccine mandates for a number of sectors including teaching and police from April 4 as the current Covid-19 outbreak nears its peak.New Zealand’s response to the pandemic won plaudits overseas and kept hospitalisation and deaths low. But public anger over sustained domestic restrictions has grown, reaching a climax earlier this month during violent protests outside the nation’s legislature in Wellington.New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda…

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