How did the media break last Sunday’s sudden news of a change to Covid-19 alert levels? And how did they cover the response, the science behind it and the decision to shift back down again - just as the arrival of the first vaccine doses fired up sceptics and social media - and kicked off a public campaign to get the facts out.
Newshub at 6 soon after the announcement of a return to Level 1 (and 2 for Auckland) after last weekend's Covid scare. Photo: screenshot / Newshub at 6
