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Focus: Covid-19 Outbreak | Sunday 23rd January Wrap
January 23 2022 PM Jacinda Ardern today announced a three-stage plan to combat Omicron - with further details to be revealed on Wednesday.
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Restaurants and hospitality venues respond to red light switch.
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It is 'inevitable' as Omicron spreads there will be some impact on the supply-chain.
Cutting booster wait now could spare worse Omicron peak - expert
Epidemiologist says NZ is 'crazy' not to cut booster gap to three months after second jab.
What we know about the three-staged approach to combat Omicron
A three-stage plan to combat Omicron - with further details to be revealed on Wednesday.
Christopher Niesche: Australian firms, laid low by Omicron, turn to RAT-hunting
Covid variant has cut a swathe through businesses across the Tasman.
Claire Trevett: Omicron the big test of Government plan
Controlling Omicron akin to holding water in your hand, but PM needs to buy time.
'Dangerous': Pauline Hanson slammed
Pauline Hanson has copped a fiery blast over statements made about Covid-19.
Were you there? Auckland Airport, rest home linked to Omicron outbreak
New Zealand moves to the red light setting from 11.59pm tonight.
Rapid antigen tests: How many we have and why we need them
The public will be able to buy RATs for themselves in the first quarter of 2022.
Covid-19 Omicron: Air NZ stands down 15 aircrew
The CEO says like all businesses, the airline is preparing for the impact of Omicron.
'Please reconsider': PM's message for NZ's 213,000 unvaxxed
Jacinda Ardern has made an 11th hour plea to NZ's 213,000-odd unvaxxed teens and adults.
Booster urgency called for as Omicron hits
Greens say indoor event limits may need review, Act says MIQ decisions were pointless.
Focus Live: Chris Luxon on NZ's move to the red traffic light setting
National Party leader Chris Luxon says rest homes, retirement villages and at-risk communities must be flooded with boosters if New Zealand is to withstand Omicron.
Watch: Luxon says Govt snoozed in summer, now NZ loses
National Party says "Delta mindset" must go and urgent steps needed to protect vulnerable.
The common Omicron symptom that could be warning you're infected
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Omicron threat: Why Siouxsie Wiles won't be going to bars or restaurants
Siouxsie Wiles says airborne risk means she'll be staying away.
Nelson mayor calls for more support as Omicron hits
Rachel Reese says the message is really clear on how to best manage Omicron.
Omicron threat: The new red-light setting - how life will change from 11.59pm tonight
Omicron is now circulating in Auckland and is also in the South Island, says PM.
24 community cases; Rest home worker linked to Omicron-infected family tests positive
The Ministry of Health is due to update the latest Covid case numbers at 1pm.
Shift to Red: Business leaders frustrated as Robertson offers no new support
Business NZ also disappointed at 'lack of clarity', struggle for rapid tests.
'Such is life': PM calls off wedding as Omicron spreads
Jacinda Ardern says her wedding will not go ahead, as NZ goes into red setting tonight.
A wedding, a funeral, an amusement park: What we know about new Omicron cases
The nine people attended events with well over 100 people.
'No need to panic buy': Kiwis flock as red light move announced
Finance Minister Grant Robertson says there is no need to rush to the shops.
NZ moving to red - how to prepare for the Omicron outbreak
Make sure you and your household have a plan for self-isolation if someone gets sick.
'We're not going to stop Omicron, but we can slow it down': Experts on community outbreak
The news was revealed at a snap 11am press conference by the PM.
Focus Live: NZ moves to red traffic light setting
January 23 2022 PM Jacinda Ardern has confirmed New Zealand will move to the red traffic light setting at midnight tonight.
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Queenstown hospitality operators already battered by the dropoff in tourist numbers.
'If I die, I die': Meat Loaf 'outspoken' on vaccine mandates, masks
The US singer, whose cause of death is not yet known, declared he won't be "controlled'.
NZ to red tonight; Omicron circulating in Auckland, possibly South Island - PM
PM Jacinda Ardern confirms 9 community cases of Omicron in the Nelson area.
How Omicron outbreak could hit the economy, sharemarket
The Government faces the prospect of a tough balancing act.
Omicron's sister: Experts uncover new variant, may be more transmissible
A new sister subtype of the Covid Omicron variant has begun rearing its head in Europe.