Police charge through a tent village set up by protesters opposing Covid-19 restrictions and vaccine mandates in Wellington, New Zealand, last week. Photo: Mark Mitchell/New Zealand Herald via AP
Coronavirus: Omicron explosion in New Zealand renders curbs, isolation requirements obsolete
- New case numbers have exploded from less than 1,000 a day to more than 22,000, but total death toll remains low at just 65
- Elsewhere, job vacancies surge in Australia while South Korea’s early voting for this week’s election is marred by long waits for Covid sufferers
Police charge through a tent village set up by protesters opposing Covid-19 restrictions and vaccine mandates in Wellington, New Zealand, last week. Photo: Mark Mitchell/New Zealand Herald via AP
