12 Mar 2020

Covid-19: Public health professor on pandemic

From Morning Report, 8:09 am on 12 March 2020

Covid-19 is now a pandemic.

The World Health Organisation made the declaration just before 6-o'clock this morning, saying it's deeply concerned by the alarming levels of spread and severity - and of inaction.

New Zealand's Health Minister, David Clark, says there are still only five confirmed cases, and two probable ones here.

Public Health professor Michael Baker speaks to Corin Dann.

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