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New Zealand grapples with resurgent virus

WELLINGTON: New Zealand reported 8,638 community cases of Covid-19 in two days, the Ministry of Health said in a statement on Saturday.

The ministry also reported 316 current hospitalizations and 24 deaths of Covid-19 for Saturday and Friday, which was the country's Matariki Maori New Year public holiday.

PERSISTENT FOE This file photo shows police looking on as demonstrators against Covid-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions gather outside of the New Zealand Parliament grounds in Wellington, New Zealand on Feb. 22, 2022. New Zealand reported 8,638 community cases of Covid-19 in two days, the Ministry of Health said in a statement on Saturday, June 25, 2022. AFP PHOTO