New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern Cancels Her Wedding Amid New Omicron Restrictions

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern Cancels Her Wedding Amid New Omicron Restrictions
Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern with fiancé Clarke Gayford pose during a swearing-in ceremony at Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, on Oct. 21, 2021. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden has cancelled her wedding as the nation imposes new restrictions to slow the community spread of the Omicron variant, she told reporters on Sunday.

New Zealand will impose mask rules and limit gathering from midnight on Sunday after a cluster of nine COVID-19 Omicron cases showed community spread from the North to South islands after a wedding.