ENTERING RECOVERY PHASE
New Zealand increases measures against the Omicron Variant
MEASURES
- New Zealand will move to the Red setting of the Covid Protection Framework from 23 January 2022 11:59pm.
- Vaccinated people can gather at home or at venues with a limit of 100 people and physical distancing.
- Unvaccinated people can gather at home or at venues with a limit of 25 people and physical distancing.
- On 26 January 2022, the government laid out their three-stage plan to handle the outbreak:
- Self-isolation requirements for COVID-19 cases will be reduced.
- Testing requirements for COVID-19 cases to release themselves from isolation will be reduced.
- PCR lab testing will be prioritised for “priority populations” when cases rise.