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Sun Oct 1, 2023, 07:04 AM Oct 2023

[NZ] 'Bugger!': New Zealand PM gets COVID at critical point in election campaign

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/1/bugger-new-zealand-pm-gets-covid-at-critical-point-in-election-campaign

Bugger!’: New Zealand PM gets COVID at critical point in election campaign

Chris Hipkins says he will isolate and try to campaign online after testing positive for the virus on Sunday.

Published On 1 Oct 2023

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has tested positive for COVID-19 as the general election campaign enters its final two weeks.

Hipkins, who took over the leadership of the ruling Labour Party from Jacinda Ardern in January, has been struggling to connect with voters in his campaign for re-election.

He said he would take his campaign online instead.

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