Wellington (AFP), May 11 – New Zealand will fully reopen to the world in August, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday, ending one of the toughest anti-Covid-19 border restrictions. Border safeguards will be lifted fully and all pre-departure testing dropped from 11:59 pm on July 31, with Ardern saying “New Zealand is in demand and now fully open for business”. – Skills shortages –Advertisement. Ardern also announced significant changes to immigration settings, hoping to attract workers to understaffed sectors such as engineering, health and IT. The New Zealand population is highly vaccinated but is currently experiencing an extended wave of Omicron infections.

Source: Daily Nation May 11, 2022 12:37 UTC