Shoppers walk through a retail district in the wake of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions being eased in Auckland on Nov 10 last year.SYDNEY – New Zealand scrapped mask wearing rules and vaccine mandates on Monday , bringing an end to some of the toughest Covid-19 pandemic rules in the world about two years after they were put in place.
"Finally, rather than feeling that Covid dictates what happens to us, our lives, and our futures, we take back control," Ardern said. All mask wearing requirements were removed, except in healthcare and aged care facilities. Only Covid-19 positive individuals will be required to isolate for seven days, while household contacts no longer need to, the government said in a statement.
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