30 May 2022

New Covid cases on PM's US trip, days before Biden meeting

From Checkpoint, 5:13 pm on 30 May 2022

Covid has crept its way into the Prime Minister's delegation just days before her sit down meeting with US President Joe Biden.

The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Chris Seed, tested positive in San Francisco and has to isolate there for five days.

Same goes for the Prime Minister's chief press secretary, Andrew Campbell.

Here's political editor Jane Patterson.