NEW: New Zealand dropping COVID vaccine mandates and most mask requirements
These include the removal of government vaccine mandates on Sept. 26, while international travelers will no longer be required to be vaccinated against COVID or submit results upon arrival from 11:59pm Monday local time."We now move on to a simple two-requirements system of masks in healthcare settings and seven days isolation for positive cases only," Ardern added.By the numbers:
The seven-day rolling average of COVID cases is 1,480 as of Monday, down from 1,778 compared to the previous week, according to the
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