Video / NZ HeraldThe country will remain at the orange Covid traffic light setting - with a "second wave" of Omicron infections expected over winter among the reasons for caution, the Government says. Hipkins said the orange setting remained appropriate for managing the Covid outbreak. The traffic light system was now "totally redundant," he said. At 11.59pm on April 13, New Zealand moved to an orange traffic light setting and masking requirements were relaxed for schools. University of Otago epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker said that a move to the green traffic light setting, where there are no restrictions, "seemed inconceivable" at this time.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 24, 2022 05:29 UTC