New Zealand Prime Minister Was Denied in Café Due to COVID-19 Protocols

Prime Minister Was Denied for Entering Cafe in New Zealand for Safety Measures

WILLINGTON – The Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern was denied entry to a café because of her own social distancing rules.

Although she was the leader of their country, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her associates were given no special favor when they were denied entry by a café staff because it’s still full.

New Zealand Prime Minister
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According to the article of Deccan Chronicle, the incident occurred on Saturday, May 16, when Prime Minister Ardern, his fiancé Clarke Gayford and some friends decided to have breakfast at Olive, a restaurant in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand.

It was the second day that Ardern implemented more stringent lockdown rules that allowed restaurants and other establishments to open. Despite the ease of lockdown, the social distancing rule of at least one meter apart is strictly enforced.

Restaurants limit the number of customers to enter the as compliance with the prevention of coronavirus. Meanwhile, a diner where Ardern was denied told media that a café employee “had to awkwardly say it was full and there were no tables, and they left.”

Fortunately, the Prime Minister’s party later thereafter have an open spot after some of the customers left. The staff immediately chase them down the street and invite them back.

Gayford also praised the restaurant’s staff for chasing them down the road with a large table that fit for their group. “It was very nice of them to chase us down the street when a spot freed up. A + service,” Gayford said.

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