31 Jan 2020

Coronavirus: will insurance cover postponed travel?

From The Panel, 4:08 pm on 31 January 2020

The World Health Organisation has declared the coronavirus outbreak in China a public health emergency of international concern. WHO director-general announced the decision amid mounting evidence of the virus spread to some 18 countries. 

Professor David Murdoch, the co-leader of The Infection Group Otago University, fills us in on the latest information. And we talk to Sue Chetwin from Consumer NZ about if insurance will cover any cancelled travel plans.