Covid Watch

By Newstalk ZB

Covid Watch is the home of the latest Covid-19 news from New Zealand and around the world, with the conversations Newstalk ZB is having with all the newsmakers and experts to keep you informed.... more

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How many episodes does Covid Watch have?

The podcast currently has 1,615 episodes available.

Covid Watch episodes:

April 22, 2022 Peter Lewis: Hong Kong Disney opens as Covid eases; Shanghai deaths rise
Hong Kong relaxed pandemic restrictions on Thursday, with Disneyland and museums reopening and nighttime restaurant dining resuming as the city's worst COVID-19 outbreak appears to be fading.
Enthusiastic visitors ran into Disneyland the moment the...
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6min
April 20, 2022 Deborah Lambie: China wants to avoid what happened in Hong Kong
China is now one of the only countries still following a Covid Zero strategy, what are the latest developments we are seeing there?
If Covid Zero could negatively impact China’s growth, why are they sticking to Covid Zero?
Deborah Lambie from...
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4min
April 20, 2022 Andrew Dickens: The MIQ debate and the secret document come to light
Today I went to my little Japanese cafe in the suburbs for a Teppanyaki Beef Rice Bowl.
I've been going once a week ever since I started this gig 2 months ago.
When I first went, I was the only customer. I wore my mask, showed my vax passport and...
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4min
April 20, 2022 John MacDonald: The Government did the right thing with MIQ
I don’t consider myself to have been affected at all by the MIQ system that has operated here in New Zealand for pretty much the last couple of years.
I’ve got a brother in London who possibly would have visited if MIQ wasn’t operating. But I don’t...
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6min
April 19, 2022 Grant Robertson: Acting Prime Minister on memo revealing Ashley Bloomfield and Caroline McElnay agreed in November last year MIQ was no long
Grant Robertson says we need to look at the full context to understand the Government's decision about ending MIQ, not just one piece of advice.
A memo shows Ashley Bloomfield and Caroline McElnay agreed in November last year MIQ was no longer...
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10min
April 19, 2022 Nikki Turner: Director of the Immunisation Advisory Centre on likelihood of needing a Covid-19 vaccine each year
It may end up unlikely that we'll need to get a Covid-19 vaccine each year.
Immunisation experts say we now know that six months after most of us were boosted, immunity is still looking good.
This comes as officials decide whether to start offering a...
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4min
April 19, 2022 Don Brash: Former Reserve Bank Governor says Adrian Orr has a major inflation issue on his plate
Inflation could spiral even higher.
Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr admits to being caught on the back foot by supply chain woes, and the war in Ukraine.
The man who used to hold his job through the 90s, Don Brash, says Orr has a major inflation...
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4min
April 19, 2022 Mike Moore: Travel tech consultant on memo revealing top health officials agreed last November MIQ was no longer justified
It's been revealed top health officials agreed last November MIQ was no longer justified.
A memo from the Director of Public Health to Dr Ashley Bloomfield, said the risk posed by international arrivals transmitting Covid-19, was no longer higher than...
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4min
April 14, 2022 John MacDonald: Are facemasks the new cycle helmet?
Are facemasks the new cycle helmet?
If you’re of a certain age you’ll probably remember all the noise about cycle helmets not being cool, not being needed, PC gone mad…all that stuff. That was back in 1994.
Today, most people wear cycle helmets,...
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6min
April 13, 2022 Chand Sahrawat: French Cafe and Cassia owner on Orange light setting change
The move to Orange setting means we can now mingle at bars, nightclubs and restaurants mask free - with no capacity or distancing requirements.
It's welcome news for the hospitality industry.
Chand Sahrawat and her husband Sid run The French Cafe...
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6min

FAQs about Covid Watch:

How many episodes does Covid Watch have?

The podcast currently has 1,615 episodes available.