Full lockdown possible depending on "people's behavior": Health agency boss
4 years, 9 months ago

Full lockdown possible depending on "people's behavior": Health agency boss

NL Times  

Stricter lockdown measures could be introduced in the Netherlands if people do not take the current restrictions and advisories seriously, cautioned public health agency director Jaap van Dissel. Van Dissel advocated for the possibility to relax and tighten restrictions as the situation unfolds, saying that being assertive and responsive to the timely needs in the Netherlands is a better path forward for controlling the infection than essentially a total shutdown of Dutch society, a situation police in the Netherlands said they were ready to enforce. The RIVM has said since early March that it wanted to expand testing and capacity, but right now, Van Dissel told Nu.nl, the agency neither has the tests or manpower to accomplish that. "With the advice to stay at home with all respiratory complaints, we will undoubtedly overshoot," and some people will stay home even if they are not infected with the novel coronavirus.

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Two-thirds of NL residents expect more lockdowns in the future
2 years, 10 months ago

Two-thirds of NL residents expect more lockdowns in the future

NL Times  

On Tuesday, Health Minister Ernst Kuipers announced that the Netherlands would relax most coronavirus restrictions from February 25. There will be more coronavirus lockdowns and restrictions in the future, they said in a Hart van Nederland survey of 3,760 of its panel members. Some worried respondents believe that the Netherlands will go back into lockdown when the relaxed measures result …

The Netherlands is under strict lockdown over Christmas and New Year
3 years ago

The Netherlands is under strict lockdown over Christmas and New Year

NPR  

The Netherlands is under strict lockdown over Christmas and New Year The Netherlands has gone into a strict lockdown over the Christmas and New Year to try to contain the omicron variant. AILSA CHANG, HOST: The Netherlands is in another strict lockdown, its third since the beginning of the pandemic. ELEANOR BEARDSLEY, BYLINE: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte spoke to …

Netherlands enters strict lockdown amid Omicron surge
3 years ago

Netherlands enters strict lockdown amid Omicron surge

CBS News  

Nations across Europe moved to reimpose tougher measures to stem a new wave of COVID-19 infections spurred by the highly transmissible Omicron variant, with the Netherlands leading the way by imposing a nationwide lockdown. All non-essential stores, bars and restaurants in the Netherlands will be closed until January 14 starting Sunday, caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte said at a hastily …

Netherlands to enter 4-week lockdown from Sunday: Sources
3 years ago

Netherlands to enter 4-week lockdown from Sunday: Sources

NL Times  

The Netherlands will enter a strict lockdown starting at 5 a.m. on Sunday, sources told NOS, RTL Nieuws and ANP. The Cabinet made the decision to adopt the Outbreak Management Team’s advice on Saturday afternoon to try to prevent a spike in coronavirus infections caused by the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The closure will affect all hospitality businesses, …

Dutch health experts recommend hard lockdown, leaving only essential shops open
3 years ago

Dutch health experts recommend hard lockdown, leaving only essential shops open

Dutch News  

Dutch government health advisors are recommending a hard lockdown, with all but essential shops and services closed, broadcaster NOS and the Telegraaf said on Friday evening. Citing sources close to the Outbreak Management Team, the media outlets say a hard lockdown is needed to brake the rise of the Omicrom variant of coronavirus, which now accounts for one quarter of …

Dutch health experts recommend hard lockdown, leaving only essential shops open
3 years ago

Dutch health experts recommend hard lockdown, leaving only essential shops open

Dutch News  

Dutch government health advisors are recommending a hard lockdown, with all but essential shops and services closed, broadcaster NOS and the Telegraaf said on Friday evening. Citing sources close to the Outbreak Management Team, the media outlets say a hard lockdown is needed to brake the rise of the Omicrom variant of coronavirus, which now accounts for one quarter of …

Dutch govt orders 3-week partial lockdown amid virus surge
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch govt orders 3-week partial lockdown amid virus surge

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Caretaker Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced a three-week partial lockdown Friday amid surging COVID-19 cases in the Netherlands, saying his government wants to “deliver a hard blow to the virus.” The lockdown that begins Saturday night is the first to start in Western Europe since a new wave of infections began surging across parts of …

Health Min.: Netherlands to proceed with lockdown easing this week
3 years, 7 months ago

Health Min.: Netherlands to proceed with lockdown easing this week

NL Times  

The caretaker Cabinet in the Netherlands confirmed on Monday that it will go ahead with relaxing some lockdown restrictions this week. By taking the second step in the country’s six-step plan to exit lockdown, the Netherlands will allow people to participate in more sports indoors and outdoors, and zoos, amusement parks, libraries and sex work locations will reopen from Wednesday. …

Lockdown prompted by warnings from outbreak team, health institute
4 years ago

Lockdown prompted by warnings from outbreak team, health institute

NL Times  

Shortly before the Dutch government decided to put the Netherlands in a hard lockdown, involved Ministers received alarming reports from the Outbreak Management Team and Jaap van Dissel of public health institute RIVM. They warned that with no intervention, Covid-19 infections will easily surpass the first wave's peak in March, among other things, NOS reports. The government's main advisory body …

Netherlands in for a hard lockdown; Almost everything closed til January 19: report
4 years ago

Netherlands in for a hard lockdown; Almost everything closed til January 19: report

NL Times  

In his address to the nation on Monday evening, Prime Minister Mark Rutte will announce a far-reaching lockdown, in which almost everything will be closed until January 19, sources in The Hague told NOS. The closure affects all non-essential stores like clothing stores and garden centers, contact professions like massage parlors and physiotherapists, and schools. On Sunday, Jaap van Dissel …

More focus needed on prevention as healthcare threatens to become unaffordable: Report
4 years, 1 month ago

More focus needed on prevention as healthcare threatens to become unaffordable: Report

NL Times  

Healthcare in the Netherlands threatens to become unaffordable, according to a report by two major Dutch healthcare institutions. Financing needs to be overhauled so that more attention is paid to prevention and "meaningful care", and so that the healthcare system becomes less of a "revenue model", the Dutch healthcare authority NZa and Zorginstituut said in a report to Minister Tamara …

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