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N. Zealand PM contracts Covid during election campaign

WELLINGTON, Oct 1, 2023 (AFP) – New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said on Sunday that he had contracted Covid-19, testing positive at a key point in his flailing campaign for re-election. Hipkins said on his official social media feed that he would need to isolate for up to five days — less than two weeks before his country’s general election. The leader of the centre-left Labour Party said he started to experience cold symptoms […]