.... and still is, but New Zealand was pretty successful in keeping it out until Omicron. The reasoning for NZ keeping it out and slowly lifting restrictions was due to the low ICU beds and competent nursing staff numbers.
Now I got my booster on Thursday. I had a fever Friday afternoon which broke overnight. Saturday night I developed a light cough which was aggravating but under control on Monday. I took the C19 RAtest midday Monday. It was positive. So now I'm self isolating *sigh*, with extremely occasional coughing bouts. I am now a statistic :|