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From: N.R.B <[FOI #17671 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 23 November 2021 12:13
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - 9th November protest

 

Dear Ministry of Health,

Considering the 1000s of people who attended the protest in Wellington on
9 November 2021 also the fact that many travelled from all over the
country, and the fact that Delta strain is considered highly infectious,
my question is, why did this not become a super spreader event? It had all
the aspects needed for increased spread of Covid 19, people in close
proximity, not many wearing masks, if at all.

Yours faithfully,

N.R.B

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