Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Covid-19 Response Minister Minister Ayesha Verrall. Photo / Mark MitchellNext week's decision follows a review by Covid-19 Response Minister Ayesha Verrall of the Covid-19 framework. Ardern has been signalling for some months that the traffic light system could be scrapped at the end of winter, after the Omicron outbreak peaked and the pressure on hospitals eased. The Government will decide on Monday whether to scrap the whole traffic light system and other Covid-19 orders. The main legislation for the response, the Covid-19 Public Health Response Act, is currently in force until the end of December unless it is repealed earlier.

Source: New Zealand Herald September 08, 2022 05:23 UTC