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New Zealand PM cancels her wedding amid new Omicron restrictions

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced new restrictions for New Zealand. [Courtesy]

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden has cancelled her wedding as the nation imposes new restrictions to slow the community spread of the Covid-19 Omicron variant, she told reporters on Sunday. 

New Zealand will impose mask rules and limit gathering from midnight on Sunday after a cluster of nine Covid-19 Omicron cases showed community spread from the North to South islands after a wedding.

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