New coronavirus awareness campaign aimed specifically at young people
4 years, 5 months ago

New coronavirus awareness campaign aimed specifically at young people

NL Times  

Public health institute RIVM is working on a special information campaign to give young people "an extra push" to adhere to the measures in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus. As the number of positive Covid-19 tests is climbing faster and faster, many infections are traced back to young people's parties, Aura Timen of public health institute RIVM, the Outbreak Management Team, and the Center for National Coordination of Infectious Disease Control said to newspaper AD. "And it is really not because more people are getting tested, the relative number of positive test results is also increasing" Timen said. But the GGDs are tracing many clusters of new infections back to partying young people, Timen said.

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No need for action now on coronavirus, says public health chief
2 years, 2 months ago

No need for action now on coronavirus, says public health chief

Dutch News  

The Netherlands does not yet need to take any new steps to prevent the spread of coronavirus and the increase in infections over the past two weeks is ‘relatively modest’, Jaap van Dissel, head of the public health institute RIVM told MPs on Wednesday. Van Dissel, who was addressing parliament’s healthcare committee, said most people who are currently infected have …

No need for action now on coronavirus, says public health chief
2 years, 2 months ago

No need for action now on coronavirus, says public health chief

Dutch News  

The Netherlands does not yet need to take any new steps to prevent the spread of coronavirus and the increase in infections over the past two weeks is ‘relatively modest’, Jaap van Dissel, head of the public health institute RIVM told MPs on Wednesday. Van Dissel, who was addressing parliament’s healthcare committee, said most people who are currently infected have …

Cabinet may close clubs, cancel events as Covid numbers soar
3 years, 5 months ago

Cabinet may close clubs, cancel events as Covid numbers soar

NL Times  

The caretaker Dutch cabinet is considering taking new measures against the spread of the coronavirus as infection numbers soared this past two weeks. On Thursday, public health institute RIVM announced 5,475 new coronavirus infections - an increase of over 1,800 compared to the day before. Last week, an average of 2,308 people tested positive for the coronavirus per day, an …

Support for coronavirus measures drops, but most are still sticking to the rules
3 years, 9 months ago

Support for coronavirus measures drops, but most are still sticking to the rules

Dutch News  

One year after the first coronavirus case in the Netherlands, support for the government’s strategy is falling, new research by the public health institute RIVM shows. In particular, fewer than half the 54,000 people who took part in the survey think the curfew and the limit on home visitor numbers are having an impact in stopping the spread of the …

Positive coronavirus test rate is 'stagnating' but rising among teens
4 years, 1 month ago

Positive coronavirus test rate is 'stagnating' but rising among teens

Dutch News  

Public health institute RIVM registered almost 37,000 positive coronavirus tests in the week to Tuesday morning, some 700 less than in the previous seven-day period. The total includes 3,979 newly confirmed cases in the 24 hours to Tuesday 10am, which is down 1,228 on Monday’s new total. In total, 422 people died of coronavirus last week, compared with 479 in …

Amsterdam infectious disease leader fears for public health; People’s behavior to blame: RIVM
4 years, 2 months ago

Amsterdam infectious disease leader fears for public health; People’s behavior to blame: RIVM

NL Times  

Public health is under threat due to the increase of people who are infected with the new coronavirus, the head of infectious diseases for GGD Amsterdam, Yvonne van Duijnhoven, said to broadcaster AT5. The person leading the response at public health institute RIVM, Jaap van Dissel, said people’s behavior was to blame. She said the GGD municipal health service is …

Coronavirus: Why are more young people getting infected?
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus: Why are more young people getting infected?

Al Jazeera  

As countries reopen and expand testing, there is an increase in the proportion of cases among the younger population. An increasing number of young people are now getting infected with the novel coronavirus, with clusters of cases emerging in different locations as countries have eased restrictions and lifted lockdowns. ‘Not invincible’ Although older people are at a greater risk of …

Proportion of youth with coronavirus triples in five months: World Health Organization
4 years, 4 months ago

Proportion of youth with coronavirus triples in five months: World Health Organization

Live Mint  

Young people who are hitting nightclubs and beaches are leading a rise in fresh coronavirus cases across the world, with the proportion of those aged 15 to 24 who are infected rising three-fold in about five months, the World Health Organization said. Apart from the United States which leads a global tally with 4.8 million total cases, European countries including …

Health authorities to stop daily Covid-19 reports; Outbreak team to only meet when necessary
4 years, 6 months ago

Health authorities to stop daily Covid-19 reports; Outbreak team to only meet when necessary

NL Times  

From July 1st, public health institute RIVM will no longer publish the number of coronavirus diagnoses, hospitalizations and deaths on a daily basis. The government's Outbreak Management Team is also halting its regular meetings and will now only gather when necessary, was revealed during RIVM's weekly briefing in parliament on Thursday. According to RIVM director Jaap van Dissel, the GGDs …

Relaxed measures seem able to control coronavirus spread, second wave less likely: report
4 years, 6 months ago

Relaxed measures seem able to control coronavirus spread, second wave less likely: report

NL Times  

Three weeks after the Netherlands allowed restaurants, cinemas and cultural institutions to partially reopen, the number of new coronavirus infections and hospitalizations remain low. The relaxed measures seem to be still controlling the spread of the virus, making a second wave of infections less likely than expected, RIVM model maker Jacco Wallinga said to newspaper AD. Questions asked by AD …

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