they have one child together. but as ardern herself has said, such is life. my wedding will not be going ahead, but i just joined many other new zealanders who have had an experience like that as a result of the pandemic. and to nanyone who s caught up n that scenario, i am so sorry, but we are all so resilient. and i know we understand that we re doing this for one another. as for the pandemic, health authorities have reported new nine omicron cases in a single family household. the country is now on red light. it is its highest response setting. now, while some parts of the world are showing signs that the latest covid-19 wave might soon subside, in southeast asia, that s simply not the case, and the worst still might be yet to come. cnn s michael holmes has more now. reporter: in india, cont -controlled kashmir, workers are
pockets, there is still that hesitancy, as we were just speaking with our other guest. al goodman for us in madrid, appreciate it. now, a new wave of omicron in new zealand has forced the prime minister to cancel her wedding. ja cinda ardern had been plannig to marry her longtime partner, tv personality, clark gifford, sometime soon. they have one child together and it s not clear that their actual wedding date was. as ardern says, such is life. my wedding will not be going ahead, but i just joined many other new zealanders who have had an experience like that as a result of the pandemic. and to anyone who is caught up in that scenario, i m so sorry. but you are we are all so resilient. and i know we understand that we re doing this for one another. now, as for the pandemic, the p.m. says new zealand health officials have reported nine new omicron cases in a single family household. the country is now on red light. it is its highest response