New Delhi, 30 January 2022

As per news report of NDTV, Ardern, in self-isolation until Tuesday, took a coronavirus test on Sunday after being exposed to an infected person. Results were expected later on Sunday or on Monday, her office said. Journalist Charlotte Bellis said in an article in the New Zealand Herald that she could not return from Afghanistan, where she had been reporting, after Ardern's government rejected her application for an exemption to gain entry. "When the Taliban offers you - a pregnant, unmarried woman - safe haven, you know your situation is messed up," Bellis wrote, saying she was trapped with her Belgian partner. Her application was rejected because it was for travel outside the allowed 14 days after application, immigration and health officials told the newspaper. They were quoted as saying the case needed further explanation and that Bellis was "invited" to reapply within the 14-day window.

Source - NDTV

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