Chris Hipkins will announce a review of the traffic light setting on Tuesday morning. The Government has decided to keep New Zealand in the orange setting of the Covid-19 Protection Framework, with the next review expected in late June, Hipkins said in a statement on Tuesday. The orange setting is for where community transmission poses a risk to vulnerable groups and puts pressure on the health system. They are also required at some gatherings and events, close-proximity businesses like hairdressers and food-and-drink businesses, on public transport and flights. The nation will shift to green when there is low community transmission and the health system is ready to respond, the framework says.

Source: Stuff May 24, 2022 01:00 UTC