Third of workers predict 2nd coronavirus wave with people vacationing abroad: union
4 years, 7 months ago

Third of workers predict 2nd coronavirus wave with people vacationing abroad: union

NL Times  

A third of workers in the Netherlands expect that there will be new coronavirus infections when colleagues return from a vacation abroad. 28 percent even predict a second coronavirus wave, according to a survey trade union CNV did among 1,900 members. The union therefore calls on all workers returning from a vacation abroad to first be tested for the virus before going back to work, RTL Nieuws reports. Less than 1 percent said their boss forbade trips across the border, and just over 5 percent said their boss would "prefer not to have" employees go abroad.

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Dutch Covid infections fall 22% to lowest point in 4 weeks; Hospital total declining
2 years, 2 months ago

Dutch Covid infections fall 22% to lowest point in 4 weeks; Hospital total declining

NL Times  

The number of new coronavirus infections diagnosed in the Netherlands over the past seven days fell to the lowest point in four weeks, the Dutch public health institute RIVM said on Tuesday. Also, during the last calendar week, 5 percent of people surveyed by the RIVM reported having symptoms of Covid-19, down from 5.4 percent the previous week. Covid hospital …

More workers calling out sick as flu, coronavirus spread
2 years, 2 months ago

More workers calling out sick as flu, coronavirus spread

NL Times  

Absenteeism due to illness is on the rise again, mainly due to workers getting the flu or coronavirus. Though the number of sick reports due to mental health complaints is also on the rise, NOS reports based on figures from occupational health and safety services Arboned and HumanCapitalCare. “We see that psychological absenteeism has actually been increasing gradually for a …

Company doctors urge businesses to prepare for fall Covid-19 wave
2 years, 5 months ago

Company doctors urge businesses to prepare for fall Covid-19 wave

NL Times  

There is a “real” chance of another peak in coronavirus infections in the fall, and it is therefore essential that companies make preparations to guarantee the continuity of work. According to Jurriaan Penders, company doctor and director of medical affairs at HumanCapitalCare, the increase in absenteeism is almost entirely due to the coronavirus peak in June. But Penders stressed that …

Coronavirus infections rise 70% as fears of a new wave grow
2 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus infections rise 70% as fears of a new wave grow

Dutch News  

The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in the Netherlands has risen for the third week in a row, and more people have been admitted to a hospital intensive care ward, public health institute RIVM said on Tuesday. Warnings On Monday, the Netherlands’ two biggest employers’ organisations made a public appeal to get people to start keeping to the basic coronavirus …

Coronavirus infections rise 70% as fears of a new wave grow
2 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus infections rise 70% as fears of a new wave grow

Dutch News  

The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in the Netherlands has risen for the third week in a row, and more people have been admitted to a hospital intensive care ward, public health institute RIVM said on Tuesday. Warnings On Monday, the Netherlands’ two biggest employers’ organisations made a public appeal to get people to start keeping to the basic coronavirus …

Dutch virologist warns against total relaxation of coronavirus measures
2 years, 10 months ago

Dutch virologist warns against total relaxation of coronavirus measures

NL Times  

Dutch virologist Marion Koopmans has warned that the Netherlands is not yet out of the woods when it comes to the coronavirus, and said that caution still needs to be exercised. Speaking to NPO Radio 1 she said she doubts that the situation with the virus is at a point which justifies the “full relaxation of measures.” Measures like working …

Sharp increase in hospital workers getting Covid
3 years ago

Sharp increase in hospital workers getting Covid

NL Times  

The number of coronavirus infections among hospital workers is increasing significantly, especially among nurses and carers. This is really a big city problem," Amsterdam UMC director Mark Kramer said to the newspaper. "We see the repercussions of the infections among Amsterdam residents - 40 percent test positive - in our staff. With high numbers of Covid infections on top of …

Asymptomatic COVID patients in US can isolate for only five days
3 years ago

Asymptomatic COVID patients in US can isolate for only five days

Al Jazeera  

CDC recommendations open the way for people to return to work sooner, minimising the prospect of mass labour shortages. United States health authorities on Monday halved the recommended isolation time for people with asymptomatic COVID-19, as President Joe Biden warned Americans not to panic amid a surge of cases threatening wider social disruption. Speaking about the rapidly spreading Omicron coronavirus …

Dutch coronavirus average tops 21,100, exceeding ECDC’s worst-case scenario
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch coronavirus average tops 21,100, exceeding ECDC’s worst-case scenario

NL Times  

The Netherlands set a new national record for average daily coronavirus infections for the 11th consecutive day. The figure rose by 6 percent when the institute revealed that 20,717 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection between Saturday and Sunday morning. On the last day of that period, 22.5 percent tested positive, down from the record set a day …

Dutch coronavirus average nears 20,000 with 350 more hospitalized
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch coronavirus average nears 20,000 with 350 more hospitalized

NL Times  

The seven-day average number of daily coronavirus infections reached a new all-time high for the tenth consecutive day on Saturday. Meanwhile, hospitals in the country admitted 350 new patients with Covid-19 between Friday and Saturday afternoon, the most in a single day since April 30. That pushed the total number of Covid patients in care up 3 percent to 2,217, …

Dutch coronavirus avg. nears 10,000; Covid hospital total close to 1,500
3 years, 2 months ago

Dutch coronavirus avg. nears 10,000; Covid hospital total close to 1,500

NL Times  

The average number of daily coronavirus infections in the Netherlands has been on the rise for over a month, and on Sunday it topped 9,900. At the same time, the number of patients being treated for Covid-19 rose by 7 percent in a day to 1,490, with ICU figures at their highest point since early June. Coronavirus infections could surpass …

Growing number of coronavirus infections at work & hospitality sector
3 years, 2 months ago

Growing number of coronavirus infections at work & hospitality sector

NL Times  

More and more people are catching the coronavirus in the workplace, or at a hospitality industry business. The location where the infection took place was established in about four in ten people who tested positive last week, with others unaware of how they contracted the virus. That rose to 6.6 percent at the end of September, 8.6 percent at the …

Dutch lift social distancing, target non-vaccinated at work
3 years, 3 months ago

Dutch lift social distancing, target non-vaccinated at work

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is dropping social distancing as a requirement from September 25 but is also looking into giving employers more powers to determine if their workforce has been vaccinated, Dutch health minister Hugo de Jonge told reporters on Tuesday evening. In order to drop the 1.5 metres rule, the government’s Outbreak Management Team has recommended introducing the coronavirus pass for …

Dutch lift social distancing, target non-vaccinated at work
3 years, 3 months ago

Dutch lift social distancing, target non-vaccinated at work

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is dropping social distancing as a requirement from September 25 but is also looking into giving employers more powers to determine if their workforce has been vaccinated, Dutch health minister Hugo de Jonge told reporters on Tuesday evening. In order to drop the 1.5 metres rule, the government’s Outbreak Management Team has recommended introducing the coronavirus pass for …

Fewer coronavirus patients taken to hospital last week, positive tests up 2%
3 years, 4 months ago

Fewer coronavirus patients taken to hospital last week, positive tests up 2%

Dutch News  

The number of patients admitted to hospital with coronavirus declined by 9.3% in the first week of September, according to the latest weekly report by the RIVM. The number of positive tests increased by 1.7% to 17,890, which translates to an infection rate of 104 per 100,000 people. In the last week 388 patients were taken to hospital with coronavirus, …

Fewer coronavirus patients taken to hospital last week, positive tests up 2%
3 years, 4 months ago

Fewer coronavirus patients taken to hospital last week, positive tests up 2%

Dutch News  

The number of patients admitted to hospital with coronavirus declined by 9.3% in the first week of September, according to the latest weekly report by the RIVM. The number of positive tests increased by 1.7% to 17,890, which translates to an infection rate of 104 per 100,000 people. In the last week 388 patients were taken to hospital with coronavirus, …

Decline in coronavirus cases slows down, positive test rate up
3 years, 4 months ago

Decline in coronavirus cases slows down, positive test rate up

Dutch News  

Coronavirus cases fell by 8% in the second week of August, but the percentage of all tests that were positive was up, according to the latest weekly update by the RIVM. The infection rate per week dropped from 103 to 98 per 100,000 people, but the number of tests taken decreased by 15%. The positive test rate was 14.6%, compared …

Decline in coronavirus cases slows down, positive test rate up
3 years, 4 months ago

Decline in coronavirus cases slows down, positive test rate up

Dutch News  

Coronavirus cases fell by 8% in the second week of August, but the percentage of all tests that were positive was up, according to the latest weekly update by the RIVM. The infection rate per week dropped from 103 to 98 per 100,000 people, but the number of tests taken decreased by 15%. The positive test rate was 14.6%, compared …

Dutch coronavirus positivity rate edges towards 15%; Over 3,400 travelers test positive
3 years, 4 months ago

Dutch coronavirus positivity rate edges towards 15%; Over 3,400 travelers test positive

NL Times  

The percentage of people who tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in the Netherlands rose for the second straight week to the highest point in a month. By the week ending July 20, an estimated 15.4 percent of people who scheduled their own coronavirus test with the GGD tested positive for the infection, according to corrected data from the RIVM. …

The Netherlands to stay red on European coronavirus risk map for one more week
3 years, 5 months ago

The Netherlands to stay red on European coronavirus risk map for one more week

NL Times  

The Netherlands will likely remain red on the European coronavirus map for one week longer, AD reported. The European coronavirus map assesses the risk of contracting the disease of each country based on the number of coronavirus infections per capita in the past two calendar weeks. The region was predicted to remain on the Dark Red level which is only …

Weekly coronavirus infections drop 46% with 13.6% testing positive
3 years, 5 months ago

Weekly coronavirus infections drop 46% with 13.6% testing positive

NL Times  

Coronavirus infections in the Netherlands plunged by 46 percent during the seven-day period ending Tuesday morning, when compared to the previous week. A total of 37,343 people tested positive for the infection, including just over four thousand on the final day, the first reported weekly decrease after a staggering growth in infections this month. The weekly total of over 37 …

Workers fear Delta variant at the office, labor unions say
3 years, 5 months ago

Workers fear Delta variant at the office, labor unions say

NL Times  

The extra contagious Delta coronavirus variant spreading in the Netherlands is making employees even more concerned about their return to the office, trade unions CNV and FNV said to newspaper AD. "In a short time we have gone from optimism about returning to the office to growing concerns about how safe it is at the office, CNV chairman Piet Fortuin …

Coronavirus infections doubled last week; 15-24 year olds represent majority of new cases
3 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus infections doubled last week; 15-24 year olds represent majority of new cases

NL Times  

Some 8,541 people in the Netherlands tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection over the past seven days, public health agency RIVM said on Tuesday. The rate in which people tested positive for the infection rose dramatically from 3.1 to 4.5 percent. “The percentage of positive tests among 18-24 year olds increased from 5.9% to 10.5% in the past week, …

Many not vacationing abroad for fear of Covid travel hassle
3 years, 6 months ago

Many not vacationing abroad for fear of Covid travel hassle

NL Times  

Fear of coronavirus-related hassle while traveling is keeping many Netherlands residents in their own country for the summer holidays. Only 40 percent of the population booked a trip abroad in the past year, compared to 65 percent in pre-pandemic 2019, the Volkskrant reports based on figures from travel agencies. Corendon spokesperson Simone van den Berk: "People are waiting, for fear …

Dutch Covid figures improve by a third; Could go "orange" in EU next week
3 years, 6 months ago

Dutch Covid figures improve by a third; Could go "orange" in EU next week

NL Times  

Some 5,714 people in the Netherlands tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus during the seven-day period ending at 10 a.m. on Tuesday. If the infection figures remain consistent over the coming week, the Netherlands could be taken off the European Union's higher risk "red" level. At the end of last week, the GGD health service branch in Amsterdam began sending …

Dutch coronavirus infections, hospitalizations down 30% in a week; Positivity rate falls
3 years, 7 months ago

Dutch coronavirus infections, hospitalizations down 30% in a week; Positivity rate falls

NL Times  

People in the Netherlands tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus 14,397 times during the seven-day period that ended at Tuesday, 10 a.m. Over that same period, 380 people were hospitalized with Covid-19. Many people are not yet protected and can therefore get the virus.” Some 7.2 percent of those tested by municipal health service GGD were diagnosed with the infection. …

Migrant workers in Netherlands largely excluded from Covid-19 vaccination program
3 years, 8 months ago

Migrant workers in Netherlands largely excluded from Covid-19 vaccination program

NL Times  

Hundreds of thousands of migrant workers who live in the Netherlands are currently not eligible to get vaccinated against Covid 19, due to them not being registered with the municipality where they reside, newspaper Trouw reported with investigative journalism Investico. After reaching out to the government for guidance, a representative told him, “Only people that are registered in the Personal …

Labor union concerned about sick employees unable to reintegrate during pandemic
3 years, 8 months ago

Labor union concerned about sick employees unable to reintegrate during pandemic

NL Times  

Thousands of employees on long-term sick leave are having trouble rejoining their workplaces during the pandemic, according to labor union CNV. As a consequence, thousands of people who spent more than two years on leave will suffer major financial difficulties when their paid leave gets cut by 30 percent, the union said. The union wants the government to subsidize employers …

Dutch holidaymakers on Curacao urged to return, as coronavirus cases mount
3 years, 9 months ago

Dutch holidaymakers on Curacao urged to return, as coronavirus cases mount

Dutch News  

Dutch nationals holidaying on Curacao, or working as interns there, are being urged to return to the Netherlands as quickly as possible because of the mounting coronavirus crisis on the Caribbean island. The situation on the island is ‘very worrying’ and medical care cannot be guaranteed, the Dutch diplomatic mission on the island said in a post on Facebook. Now, …

Expats in NL worried about work, mental health during pandemic
3 years, 10 months ago

Expats in NL worried about work, mental health during pandemic

NL Times  

The coronavirus pandemic was a blow to most everyone, and it especially affected the expat community in the Netherlands, according to a survey by the International Community Advisory Platform among 2,350 people from 104 different countries living in the Netherlands. 24 percent of respondents said they knew of "one or two" expats who did leave the country, but most only …

Coronavirus infections drop 12% in weekly stats; Positivity rate drops to 12.8 percent
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus infections drop 12% in weekly stats; Positivity rate drops to 12.8 percent

NL Times  

The number of new coronavirus infections in the Netherlands over the past seven days fell by over 12 percent. The rate in which people who reported to the GGD for a coronavirus test also showed an important drop to 12.8 percent from 13.7 percent during the previous week. That means that fewer than five thousand people tested positive in the …

Amid virus fears, China urges workers to skip holiday travel
4 years ago

Amid virus fears, China urges workers to skip holiday travel

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy China is encouraging tens of …

New coronavirus infections stays above 11,500; Another 317 admitted to hospitals
4 years ago

New coronavirus infections stays above 11,500; Another 317 admitted to hospitals

NL Times  

Health authorities in the Netherlands said on Friday that another 11,550 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection, roughly the same as a day earlier. So far this week, 54,636 people have tested positive for the coronavirus infection, about seven percent more than last week, data from health agency RIVM showed. Between Thursday and Friday afternoon, regular care departments …

Nearly half of Singapore’s migrant workers infected with Covid-19
4 years ago

Nearly half of Singapore’s migrant workers infected with Covid-19

Hindustan Times  

Singapore’s health ministry on Wednesday reported no new cases of coronavirus disease from the local transmission, days after the government approved Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine. However, coronavirus infection among migrant workers has been a matter of concern as the latest data showed nearly half of them have been infected with Covid-19 in the past nine months. As of December 13, more …

Singapore: Nearly half of foreign workers in dorms have had coronavirus
4 years ago

Singapore: Nearly half of foreign workers in dorms have had coronavirus

Live Mint  

Serology testing has revealed nearly half of the 323,000 migrant workers living in Singapore dormitories were infected with Covid-19, far higher than the official tally and indicating the virus spreads widely among people who may not have any symptoms. In neighboring Malaysia, which supplies about two-thirds of the world’s latex gloves, the government last month imposed mandatory Covid-19 screening for …

Netherlands could require travelers to show coronavirus test results at border
4 years, 1 month ago

Netherlands could require travelers to show coronavirus test results at border

NL Times  

Minister Hugo de Jonge of Public Health wants to oblige travelers arriving in the Netherlands to prove that they tested negative for the coronavirus no more than 48 hours prior to arrival, he said in a letter to parliament. Due to the rules around free travel in the European Union and Schengen area, a legislative amendment is needed to require …

Over 8,180 test positive for coronavirus; Most Covid patients since May 7
4 years, 2 months ago

Over 8,180 test positive for coronavirus; Most Covid patients since May 7

NL Times  

Over eight thousand people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection for the fourth day straight, data from Dutch public health agency RIVM showed. Since Monday, 32 more patients were moved into intensive care, and a total of 252 new coronavirus patients were admitted to other departments. "The number of Covid patients has increased by 18% in 3 days," said …

Dutch coronavirus figures are 'very bad', Rutte says. Weekend will be crucial
4 years, 3 months ago

Dutch coronavirus figures are 'very bad', Rutte says. Weekend will be crucial

Dutch News  

New coronavirus measures cannot be avoided in the Netherlands if there is no improvement in the number of new infections in the coming 24 to 72 hours, prime minister Mark Rutte told reporters after the weekly cabinet conference. Although the increase on Thursday’s total is 154, well down on the shock 800 increase between Wednesday and Thursday, Rutte said that …

Dutch coronavirus figures are 'very bad', Rutte says. Weekend will be crucial
4 years, 3 months ago

Dutch coronavirus figures are 'very bad', Rutte says. Weekend will be crucial

Dutch News  

New coronavirus measures cannot be avoided in the Netherlands if there is no improvement in the number of new infections in the coming 24 to 72 hours, prime minister Mark Rutte told reporters after the weekly cabinet conference. Although the increase on Thursday’s total is 154, well down on the shock 800 increase between Wednesday and Thursday, Rutte said that …

25 coronavirus infections linked to hospitals in Nieuwegein, Groningen
4 years, 3 months ago

25 coronavirus infections linked to hospitals in Nieuwegein, Groningen

NL Times  

Five nurses in the vascular surgery department of the Sint Antonius Hospital in Nieuwegein, Utrecht, have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus, according to RTV Utrecht. In the north of the country, 20 employees and medical students at University Medical Center-Groningen tested positive for the virus over the past week. In Nieuwegein, the hospital implemented a patient admission stop …

Coronavirus outbreak at Amsterdam, Hague hospitals
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak at Amsterdam, Hague hospitals

NL Times  

Two hospitals in Amsterdam and The Hague reported coronavirus outbreaks. At the Antoni van Leeuwnehoek Hhospital in Amsterdam, employees in the blood collection department contracted the virus. The Amsterdam hospital did not say how many of its employees tested positive for the virus, but according to AT5 it's nine of the 13 employees who work in the blood collection department. …

1,756 coronavirus infections today; More cases this week than all of July
4 years, 3 months ago

1,756 coronavirus infections today; More cases this week than all of July

NL Times  

For the third straight day, the Netherlands surpassed its highest total of new coronavirus infections reported in a single day. Early data from public health agency RIVM on Thursday showed that 1,756 people tested positive for the virus, a 13.5 percent increase over Wednesday, and more than double the single-day tally reported last Tuesday. This week, 5,981 people have tested …

Coronavirus testing soars but new infections remains flat
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus testing soars but new infections remains flat

NL Times  

Some 163 thousand coronavirus tests were conducted last week, an increase of 23 thousand, but the amount of people testing positive for the SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus remained virtually unchanged. Some 3,597 new reports of a positive coronavirus test were disclosed to public health agency RIVM for the week ending early Tuesday morning, an increase of nine compared to the week …

No rise in Covid-19 hospital cases in 11 days; Infections top 70,000
4 years, 4 months ago

No rise in Covid-19 hospital cases in 11 days; Infections top 70,000

NL Times  

The number of people being treated in Dutch hospitals for Covid-19 has dropped or remained the same for 11 straight days. Intensive care units were treating 34 people for Covid-19, the same as on Friday, while other hospital departments were treating 96 patients, a decrease of four, said patient coordination office LCPS. “We are back to the low level patients …

More people are bringing coronavirus back from holiday
4 years, 4 months ago

More people are bringing coronavirus back from holiday

Dutch News  

More people are bringing coronavirus back from holiday abroad, even though the number of positive tests in the Netherlands is going down, figures from public health institute RIVM show. Public health boards found 170 had picked up the virus while abroad in the past week, compared with 113 in the previous seven day period, the Volkskrant reported on Wednesday. The …

Coronavirus | Health Ministry issues safety reminder for its staff
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus | Health Ministry issues safety reminder for its staff

The Hindu  

The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday issued a reminder asking its officials to adhere to COVID-19 safety norms and advising work-from-home for employees feeling unwell. “Employees who have given their samples for testing for COVID-19 may immediately inform the administration and not come to office till the results are available,’’ said the internal order. Coronavirus | Union Health Ministry Joint …

Dutch coronavirus deaths double in a week, as new infections fall
4 years, 4 months ago

Dutch coronavirus deaths double in a week, as new infections fall

NL Times  

The official weekly report from Dutch public health agency RIVM showed that the number of Covid-19 deaths reported for the week ending Tuesday was double the previous week's total. About 2.1 percent of all 140,551 people tested for the virus in the past week gave a positive result. Testing for the coronavirus strain began to increase dramatically​ on June 1, …

Covid-19: New infections down slightly, but hospitalizations rise
4 years, 4 months ago

Covid-19: New infections down slightly, but hospitalizations rise

NL Times  

For the first time in six weeks, the Netherlands showed a decrease in the number of people who were infected with the novel coronavirus responsible for respiratory illness Covid-19. Official figures from public health agency RIVM showed that another 4,013 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus. The RIVM cited data from intensive care nonprofit NICE which showed that …

The UK’s troubled coronavirus response becomes more complicated
4 years, 5 months ago

The UK’s troubled coronavirus response becomes more complicated

CNN  

London CNN — The UK’s troubled response to the coronavirus pandemic became even more confused on Monday, as government guidance seemingly at odds with itself rolled out across England, pushing the four nations of the UK further apart. When the policy was announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson last month, he was accused of “passing the buck on this big …

No mandatory coronavirus tests for travelers arriving from Covid hotspots: Report
4 years, 5 months ago

No mandatory coronavirus tests for travelers arriving from Covid hotspots: Report

NL Times  

The Netherlands decided against mandatory testing of asymptomatic travelers who arrive in the country from destinations with a high number of coronavirus infections, government sources told broadcaster NOS on Friday. Currently, people entering the Netherlands are advised to self isolate for two weeks upon arrival from a country classified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as "code red", where people …

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