‘Such is life’: Jacinda Ardern cancels wedding amid Omicron wave

January 23, 2022 by News Desk

Guardian News published this video item, entitled “‘Such is life’: Jacinda Ardern cancels wedding amid Omicron wave” – below is their description.

The Omicron outbreak in New Zealand has forced Jacinda Ardern and partner Clarke Gayford to cancel their wedding, which was due to take place in the coming weeks at Gisborne on the North Island’s eastern coast. The prime minister said on Sunday the country would be placed on the highest level of restrictions to try to slow the spread of the variant
Jacinda Ardern cancels wedding as New Zealand prepares for Omicron surge
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