26 Jan 2022

Govt sets out 'three-phased' Omicron response

From Checkpoint, 6:06 pm on 26 January 2022

More and more New Zealanders will have to look after themselves at home as the Omicron outbreak grows.

The government has set out how each of its three phases in the 'red' traffic light setting will work - each phase dependent on case numbers.

It's clear that as case numbers grow, health resources will concentrate on those who'll get sickest, leaving everyone else to manage themselves.

Our political reporter Anneke Smith has more.