Ardern Flags Easing of New Zealand Restrictions as Protests Persist
- Some Covid measures won’t be needed after omicron peaks
- It’s time for protesters to leave, prime minister says
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she will start to ease Covid-19 restrictions after the current omicron outbreak has peaked, including the removal of some vaccine mandates that are the main complaint of protesters occupying parliament’s grounds.
The government expects the wave of omicron cases sweeping through the population to peak in three to six weeks, Ardern told a news conference Monday in Wellington.