Police in New Zealand's capital of Wellington say a protester drove a car toward a police line, narrowly avoiding officers, and other protesters sprayed officers with a stinging substance. The demonstration has centered on COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
Video posted online shows a white car driving the wrong way down a one-way street toward a group of officers who quickly get out of the way while people shout. The vehicle comes to a stop at the police line and several officers climb inside and pull out the driver.
Chambers said the three officers who were sprayed with the unknown stinging substance had been treated at a hospital and were recovering well. The protests come as New Zealand experiences its first big COVID-19 outbreak, which has been fueled by the omicron variant. Daily case numbers jumped to a new high of more than 2,800 on Tuesday, although only a single patient was hospitalized in an intensive care unit. About 77% of the population is vaccinated.
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