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:

January 24, 2022 Fran O'Sullivan: Should we be concerned about our level of preparedness?
There were eight new omicron cases in the community today. All with connections to the current cluster.
The government decided to move the country to red yesterday but many issues such as rapid tests, isolation requirements, recommended masks and...
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7min
January 24, 2022 The Huddle: Cabinet is on holiday and a family skipped the MIQ lottery
Cabinet is on holiday.
A family managed to get back to NZ without an MIQ booking by simply using Auckland as a transit port.
Work and Income told a man living in emergency housing to carry a bat around the motel because he felt threatened by others...
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11min
January 24, 2022 Brett O'Reilly: We need tens of millions of RAT tests
The Employers and Manufacturers Association says we need tens of millions of rapid antigen tests.
Last week, the Prime Minister said we had 4.6 million rapid antigen tests.
EMA Chief Executive Brett O'Reilly told Heather du Plessis-Allan right...
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4min
January 24, 2022 David Seymour: The government is not working hard enough
ACT Party Leader David Seymour has slammed Cabinet for taking the day off.
Today is a long weekend in the capital, because of Wellington Anniversary weekend.
Cabinet members have observed the holiday – prompting criticism they should be instead...
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3min
January 24, 2022 Dr Bridget Kool: All UoA exams will be online regardless of traffic light settings
All University of Auckland exams will be at home this year, with limited exceptions such as practical exams.
That's regardless of traffic light settings.
All exams will be open book, and not recorded or observed.
Dr Bridget Kool, Pro Vice...
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3min
January 24, 2022 Tony Blakely: At the peak we might see up to 20–35 thousand cases per day
An Australian-based Kiwi epidemiologist has outlined how many daily Omicron cases we're likely to see.
Melbourne University epidemiologist Tony Blakely says we'll probably see up to 150 thousand infections a day.
But he told Heather du Plessis-Allan...
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5min
January 24, 2022 Heather du Plessis-Allan: We're starting this year with the same problem we've had for the past two
Isn't it remarkable that we are starting the year with exactly the same problem that we had last year, and the year before, which is that we are not ready for an outbreak.
I’m not angry. You’re not going to hear me raging about this.
But I am going...
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3min
January 24, 2022 Andrew Dickens: For all the griping about MIQ, I think we owe the system a debt of gratitude
Well let’s start with the good news.
For all the griping about MIQ, I think we owe the system a debt of gratitude.
Without it there would have been no summer. Without it we would have rolled straight from a Delta surge into an Omicron tsunami.  ...
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5min
January 24, 2022 Hurimoana Dennis: Te Puea Marae chair on their preparations for an Omicron outbreak
Te Puea Marae in South Auckland has been preparing for an Omicron outbreak.
They've been stocking up on supplies for whanau who need to isolate at home and creating a dedicated isolation facility on the marae grounds.
Te Puea Marae chair Hurimoana...
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7min
January 23, 2022 Commentary Box: How the shift to red light level impacts New Zealand sport
Sports minister Grant Robertson has eased fears that the move to a red light alert level could impact the women's ODI Cricket World Cup later in the year.
New Zealand is set to host the event in March and April, which will see countries come from...
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12min

FAQs about Covid Watch:

How many episodes does Covid Watch have?

The podcast currently has 1,615 episodes available.