When did Zembla Season 31 Episode 11 air?
Zembla Season 31 Episode 11 aired on October 12, 2025.


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.

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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Zembla Season 31 Episode 11 aired on October 12, 2025.
This episode runs for approximately 50 minutes.
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