Covid 19
The Kiwi living in an Italian Covid-19 danger zone
Last week, Jackie Miller joined the show for our Calling Home segment, where she told listeners about her lifestyle in the Liguria region of Italy. Seven days later she is living in a Covid-19 danger… Audio
Covid-19: Q and A with Virologist Chris Smith
So far novel coronavirus has infected more than 80,000 people and caused over 2,800 deaths. Dr Chris Smith, consultant virologist at Cambridge University and one of BBC Radio 5 Live's Naked… Audio
David Quammen: How animal diseases spread to humans
Science writer David Quammen is the author of Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic. We'll ask him what we know about the animal origin of COVID-19 and what his experience studying… Audio
Dr Ashley Bloomfield on New Zealand's first case of COVID-19
Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield joined Kim in the studio to discuss the significance of the first confirmed COVID-19 case in New Zealand and how the Ministry of Health is responding. Audio
COVID-19 outbreak has made China a 'pedestrian's paradise'
Lew Dagger has been in China for the past twenty years. He lives and works in Jinghong in the south of Yunnan, close to the Myanmar border. He joins the show for an update on the impact coronavirus… Audio
Disease modeller says Covid-19 risk to NZ is very low
Sara Del Valle is an applied mathematician and disease modeller. She and other disease modellers have gazed into their computers to see the future of Covid-19 and the news, in her opinion, is not bad… Audio
Prof Raina MacIntyre - Corona virus / Covid-19 update
Professor Raina McIntyre leads the Biosecurity Research Program at the Kirby Institute at the University of New South Wales in Sydney. One of her key research areas is in epidemic responses to… Audio
Academics concerned about the coronavirus rapid spread
Academics have been taken by surprise at how far and how fast the coronavirus has travelled. Associate Professor Adam Kamradt-Scott from the University of Sydney who specialises in global health… Audio
Contradictory claims and armchair advice cause confusion
The media are playing a crucial role in the COVID-19 crisis - conveying quality information in context. But some are also amplifying opinions from pundits and presenters contradicting each other - and… Audio
Contradictory claims and armchair advice cause confusion
The media are playing a crucial role in the COVID-19 crisis - conveying quality information in context. But some are also amplifying opinions from pundits and presenters contradicting each other - and…
AudioAdrienne Kohler on Covid in California
Adrienne Kohler is a New Zealander based in Los Angeles, she joined The Panel to talk about the state of affairs in California and preparing to come home. Audio