Zembla

Zembla is a Dutch television documentary programme by VARA and NPS. The documentaries are based on in-depth research which can take months. The subjects are often controversial.

A documentary in 2001 about fraud in the Dutch construction sector led to parliamentary inquiries.

In May 2006 the programme exposed the fact that politician Ayaan Hirsi Ali had lied in her claim for asylum, which led to her resignation from parliament.

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Status	Returning Series
Original Name	Zembla
First Air Date	September 7, 1995
Last Air Date	September 14, 2025
Seasons	31
Episodes	885
Episode Runtime	35min
Language	Dutch
Original Language	Dutch
Production Countries	Netherlands
Production Companies
Networks	BNNVARA VARA

S31E11

Ziek maar gezond verklaard

In the Netherlands, approximately 420,000 people have long-term complaints after a Covid infection. When entrepreneurs and self-employed people turn to their disability insurance due to long Covid complaints, things often go wrong. We see how dozens of patients end up in a battle with their insurer. According to the insurers, the disease is between the ears. How do insurers deal with long Covid, a new disease with a wide variety of symptoms? And do the insurance doctors who examine these patients know enough about it? We investigate the battle between long Covid patients and their insurer.

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