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WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand\u2019s government said on Wednesday it would lift vaccine mandates for a number of sectors including teaching and police from April 4 as the current COVID-19 outbreak nears its peak.<\/p>

FILE PHOTO: Members of the public wait in cars at a drive-through coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination clinic during a single-day vaccination drive, aimed at significantly increasing the percentage of vaccinated people in the country, in Auckland, New Zealand, October 16, 2021. REUTERS\/Simon Watts<\/figcaption>

New Zealand\u2019s response to the pandemic won plaudits overseas and kept hospitalisations and deaths low. But public anger over sustained domestic restrictions has grown, reaching a climax earlier this month during violent protests outside the nation\u2019s legislature in Wellington.<\/p>\n

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said at a news conference that only those working with vulnerable people such as aged care and heath sectors and border workers would need to be vaccinated from April 4.<\/p>\n

Vaccine passes would also no longer be mandatory to visit restaurants, coffee shops and other public spaces, she added.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith more tools and one of the most highly vaccinated populations in the world we are able to keep moving forward safely,\u201d Ardern said as she announced the lifting of most mandates.<\/p>\n

Over 95% of New Zealand\u2019s population over the age of 12 have now received two vaccinations.<\/p>\n

But with more than 500,000 confirmed cases in the country of 5 million, the virus is now widespread.<\/p>\n

Ardern said with the peak of the outbreak in New Zealand\u2019s largest city Auckland now passed and the rest of country expected to see infections peak before April 5 mandates could soon be lifted.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith our cases coming down it\u2019s time to take our next steps with confidence in the collective immunity and protections we have built up,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The move comes a week after the government announced it would be opening the borders for Australians from mid-April and those on visa-vaiver programmes from May.<\/p>\n

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