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Impact of new variant

The number of rooms on offer in the latest release of managed isolation spots was cut by 1100 as a precaution due to the evolving situation with the Omicron variant of Covid-19. But because the numbers dropped in the second lobby since the news that the border would reopen next year, everyone who joined the queue had the opportunity to enter the managed isolation website. ‘‘We have to ensure we have the capacity to accommodate international arrivals as well as community cases in the coming days and weeks,’’ the joint head of MIQ, Chris Bunny, said. A total of 3153 passengers from 95 countries were able to secure 2090 rooms for December, January, February and March in the release.

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