New Zealand delays border reopening over Omicron concerns, delaying Australian travellers
New Zealand has postponed its phased border reopening plans by more than a month over concerns of the rapid global spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus.Non-quarantine travel for Australians will be pushed back from January 16 until the end of FebruaryPM Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand is "doing everything" to prepare for the spread of the Omicron variant
"[But] all of the evidence so far points to Omicron being the most transmissible COVID-19 variant yet." But now foreign tourists — apart from Australians — won't be allowed back into the country until April.The measures were a precaution as it was still unclear how sick Omicron makes people and the impact it had on health systems was not yet fully understood, Mr Hipkins said.
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