Ashley Bloomfield and Chief Science Advisor with COVID-19 Omicron update

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Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield is joined by Chief Science Advisor Dr Ian Town to provide an update on the COVID-19 Omicron response. 

The Ministry of Health reported more than 15,000 new community cases of COVID-19 on Monday and the deaths of two people with COVID-19. The total number of publicly reported COVID-related deaths to date is now 115.

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