5:29 pm today

Five years since first case of Covid-19 reached New Zealand

From Checkpoint, 5:29 pm today

Things have never quite been the same since the pandemic swept the globe and the country all but ground to a halt, with social distancing, supermarket queues and hand sanitiser coming to dominate our daily lives. But while Covid-19 seems to be in the rearview mirror for many of us, others continue to be effected by the virus. Louise Ternouth caught up with some of the those for whom Covid remains a major issue, and with the experts who led our response five years ago.