Netherlands residents with flu symptoms urged to stay home as infections rise
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1 month, 1 week ago

Netherlands residents with flu symptoms urged to stay home as infections rise

NL Times  

The Netherlands is in its worst flu epidemic in years and the peak of infections is yet to come, Bert Niesters, a professor of medical microbiology at the University of Groningen, told the Telegraaf. “There are known cases of athletes continuing and then dropping dead.” Last week, 118 out of every 100,000 Netherlands residents went to a doctor with flu symptoms, the public health institute RIVM and research institute Nivel reported on Wednesday. A week earlier, 76 flu patients per 100,000 residents visited the GP, compared to 58 a week before that. At the peak of last year’s flu epidemic, 100 flu patients per 100,000 visited the GP.

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US CDC says flu cases highest in the country in 15 years; preventive measures to keep yourself protected
1 month, 1 week ago

US CDC says flu cases highest in the country in 15 years; preventive measures to keep yourself protected

India TV News  

Flu cases have been surging across the United States, according to the latest estimates of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released on Friday. CDC said, "Seasonal influenza activity remains elevated and continues to increase across the country." The CDC data shows that at least 45 states and jurisdictions are reporting "high or very high" levels of the …

Number of flu cases in the Netherlands reaches highest level in four years
1 month, 1 week ago

Number of flu cases in the Netherlands reaches highest level in four years

NL Times  

The number of flu cases has risen to its highest point in the last few years. Last week, 118 out of every 100,000 people reported to a GP with flu symptoms, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment and the research institute Nivel reported. A week earlier, there were 76 flu patients per 100,000 people at the GP, …

Number of flu cases in the Netherlands increases again; now an official epidemic
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Number of flu cases in the Netherlands increases again; now an official epidemic

NL Times  

The number of flu cases has risen quickly in the Netherlands in the last week. Numbers provided by general practitioners confirm that the Netherlands currently has an official flu epidemic. This was the second week in a row that the number of registered flu cases was above the determined limit. The health institution Nivel reported last week that 76 people …

Crowded hospitals and too few teachers at schools as flu epidemic hits the Netherlands
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Crowded hospitals and too few teachers at schools as flu epidemic hits the Netherlands

NL Times  

The annual flu epidemic has started in the Netherlands, the RIVM and Nivel said on Wednesday. We can still help patients, but it is under pressure.” Some hospitals are scaling down planned care to make sure there is enough capacity to care for incoming flu patients, Yara Basta, the chairwoman of the Dutch Association for Emergency Physicians, told the broadcaster. …

Flu hangs on in US, fading in some areas and intensifying in others
1 year, 1 month ago

Flu hangs on in US, fading in some areas and intensifying in others

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. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data released Friday …

Rise in patients with winter viruses puts further pressure on hospitals
1 year, 2 months ago

Rise in patients with winter viruses puts further pressure on hospitals

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. An average of 1,548 people were in hospital each day last week with flu, …

Flu patients up a third over Christmas ahead of junior doctors’ strike
1 year, 2 months ago

Flu patients up a third over Christmas ahead of junior doctors’ strike

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. An average of 1,312 people were in hospital each day last week with flu, …

Danger warning for hospitals as flu cases soar by 50 per cent
1 year, 3 months ago

Danger warning for hospitals as flu cases soar by 50 per cent

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy NHS leaders have issued a warning over surging flu cases as …

‘Worrying’ rise in flu patients in intensive care
1 year, 11 months ago

‘Worrying’ rise in flu patients in intensive care

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. An average of 43 intensive care beds per day were occupied by flu patients …

Coronavirus pandemic slowed Dutch population growth
2 years ago

Coronavirus pandemic slowed Dutch population growth

NL Times  

The coronavirus pandemic slowed down the growth of the Dutch population. At one point, growth was halved because more people died than were born and because fewer people could move to the Netherlands, Statistics Netherlands reported. The whole world was in lockdown, and migration - the Netherlands’ primary source of population growth - came to a standstill. In a review …

Flu hospital admissions drop sharply in fresh sign infections have peaked
2 years, 1 month ago

Flu hospital admissions drop sharply in fresh sign infections have peaked

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Admissions stood at 2.7 per …

Flu patient numbers in England’s hospitals start to fall after surge
2 years, 2 months ago

Flu patient numbers in England’s hospitals start to fall after surge

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The number of flu patients in hospital in England has …

Flu epidemic continuing into a third week; Flu cases at highest point in 3 years
2 years, 2 months ago

Flu epidemic continuing into a third week; Flu cases at highest point in 3 years

NL Times  

The flu epidemic in the Netherlands is continuing further into 2023. Last week, general practitioners saw 66 patients with flu-like symptoms for every 100,000 residents. Last week, research institute Nivel reported 70 residents with flu-like symptoms for every 100,000 inhabitants. The RIVM, the Dutch public health institute, generally considers an epidemic to be ongoing when more than 58 out of …

Flu batters NHS with cases up to sixty times higher this year than last winter, figures show
2 years, 2 months ago

Flu batters NHS with cases up to sixty times higher this year than last winter, figures show

Daily Mail  

Flu is hospitalising nearly 60 times more people this year than last winter, official figures show as the NHS continues to be battered by the virus. NHS England data show an average of 1,939 people with flu were in hospital each day last week. Figures for last week show that one in four ambulance patients in England waited more than …

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

Dutch Covid hospital total back below 600; New infections hit 80-day low
2 years, 6 months ago

Dutch Covid hospital total back below 600; New infections hit 80-day low

NL Times  

Hospital in the Netherlands were treating fewer than 600 patients with Covid-19 for the first time since June 24. Meanwhile, fewer than 9,000 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus this past week, the lowest weekly total since the beginning of June. There were nearly 700 patients in hospital care a week ago, meaning the patient total has dropped off …

Two patients a day evacuated from Maningrida as flu outbreak worsens in Northern Territory
2 years, 9 months ago

Two patients a day evacuated from Maningrida as flu outbreak worsens in Northern Territory

ABC  

A remote Northern Territory Indigenous community is medically evacuating two residents a day as the Top End deals with a "tsunami" of flu cases during its worst outbreak in years. Key points: The Northern Territory has already recorded 28 times more flu cases in 2022 compared to 2021 The peak health body says health workers were caught off-guard by the …

Netherlands 'needs to step up preparations for autumn Covid outbreak'
2 years, 10 months ago

Netherlands 'needs to step up preparations for autumn Covid outbreak'

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is poorly prepared for a new surge in coronavirus infections in the autumn because of failures to put basic safety measures in place such as ventilation in schools, health experts have warned. ‘Covid care isn’t rocket science,’ Armand Girbes, head of intensive care at Amsterdam’s UMC teaching hospital.’ It’s more efficient to concentrate healthcare rather than implement it …

Netherlands 'needs to step up preparations for autumn Covid outbreak'
2 years, 10 months ago

Netherlands 'needs to step up preparations for autumn Covid outbreak'

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is poorly prepared for a new surge in coronavirus infections in the autumn because of failures to put basic safety measures in place such as ventilation in schools, health experts have warned. ‘Covid care isn’t rocket science,’ Armand Girbes, head of intensive care at Amsterdam’s UMC teaching hospital.’ It’s more efficient to concentrate healthcare rather than implement it …

Covid infections down over 40% in a week; Hospitalizations cut by one-fifth
2 years, 11 months ago

Covid infections down over 40% in a week; Hospitalizations cut by one-fifth

NL Times  

There was a 42 percent drop in new coronavirus infections diagnosed in the Netherlands during the last seven days, the RIVM said in its weekly report on Tuesday. During the seven-day period ending at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, approximately 739 people tested positive per 100,000 inhabitants, down from 1,264 the previous week. Covid patient admissions down over 19 percent Hospital …

Dutch Covid hospital total hits five-week high; Infections average nears 87,000, a likely record
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch Covid hospital total hits five-week high; Infections average nears 87,000, a likely record

NL Times  

Hospitals in the Netherlands were treating 1,580 patients with Covid-19 on Tuesday afternoon, 6 percent more than the previous day. Meanwhile, corrected figures from the RIVM put the average number of daily coronavirus infections at 86,933, likely a record for the Netherlands. The new seven-day average was more than two-thirds higher than the average of 32,354 reported on January 16, …

Covid hospitalizations at highest point since Christmas; Over 72,000 new infections
3 years, 1 month ago

Covid hospitalizations at highest point since Christmas; Over 72,000 new infections

NL Times  

Hospitalizations linked to Covid-19 have been on the rise in the Netherlands for over two weeks, with an average of 192 new patients admitted each of the past seven days. The latest data about coronavirus infections in the Netherlands remained inaccurate, with the RIVM and the GGD still struggling to keep up with the volume of positive tests for the …

Covid hospitalizations continue to climb; Infections data backlog grows
3 years, 1 month ago

Covid hospitalizations continue to climb; Infections data backlog grows

NL Times  

Hospitals in the Netherlands were treating 1,372 people with Covid-19 on Wednesday afternoon, 29 more than the previous day. Dutch hospitals admitted 212 patients with the coronavirus disease since Wednesday afternoon, with 19 of them sent directly to intensive care units. On average, hospitals admitted 180 patients with Covid-19 each of the past seven days. On Wednesday, the RIVM said …

Netherlands reports over 112,000 coronavirus infections in a single day; Hospital figures rising
3 years, 1 month ago

Netherlands reports over 112,000 coronavirus infections in a single day; Hospital figures rising

NL Times  

The Netherlands set a stunning new record on Monday with 112,278 new coronavirus infections registered in the country since Sunday morning. The information systems of the country's public health institute, RIVM, and the GGD health services have been overwhelmed by the increase in infections reported in the past 14 days. An initial analysis showed that all three broke the record …

Covid infection average, backlog, weekly hospital increase all on the rise
3 years, 1 month ago

Covid infection average, backlog, weekly hospital increase all on the rise

NL Times  

A total of 58,666 people were diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus between Tuesday and Wednesday morning, the RIVM said. The backlog has persisted for nine straight days, with the RIVM saying they are still “working hard on solutions to catch up and remedy this backlog.” The official infections total pushed the seven-day moving average to 55,255. Still, the hospital situation …

Coronavirus rules relaxed as ministers stress Covid is 'not flu'
3 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus rules relaxed as ministers stress Covid is 'not flu'

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is relaxing most remaining coronavirus rules from Wednesday but will look again at the infection rates in three weeks time, prime minister Mark Rutte told reporters on Tuesday evening. The decision to make the closing time 10pm for cafes, bars, restaurants and theatres, rather than 8pm as health experts recommended, follows requests from regional safety board chiefs and …

Coronavirus rules relaxed as ministers stress Covid is 'not flu'
3 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus rules relaxed as ministers stress Covid is 'not flu'

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is relaxing most remaining coronavirus rules from Wednesday but will look again at the infection rates in three weeks time, prime minister Mark Rutte told reporters on Tuesday evening. The decision to make the closing time 10pm for cafes, bars, restaurants and theatres, rather than 8pm as health experts recommended, follows requests from regional safety board chiefs and …

Covid hospital total falls 18% in a week; 7-day average climbs for 18th day
3 years, 2 months ago

Covid hospital total falls 18% in a week; 7-day average climbs for 18th day

NL Times  

There were 1,220 people being treated for Covid-19 in hospitals on Saturday afternoon, patient coordinator LCPS said. That total was 18 percent lower compared to a week ago, and was nearly 50 percent lower than patient figures 24 days earlier. There were 322 people in intensive care units on Saturday, 13 fewer than a day earlier after accounting for new …

Dutch Covid surge continues with 28,000 more infections; Hospital total rebounds
3 years, 2 months ago

Dutch Covid surge continues with 28,000 more infections; Hospital total rebounds

NL Times  

An estimated 27,993 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus between Sunday and Monday morning, the RIVM said. Another 1,310 residents of Rotterdam tested positive, bringing that city's average to 1,476, up 113 percent in a week. A total of 887 people tested positive in The Hague, roughly the same as the average there, which has doubled since last Monday. …

Dutch Covid hospitalizations near 10-week low
3 years, 2 months ago

Dutch Covid hospitalizations near 10-week low

NL Times  

Despite the explosive rise in new coronavirus infections that started just after Christmas, hospitalizations due to Covid-19 have continued to fall. About 995 people were admitted into care since last weekend, 20 percent lower than a week ago. The LCPS said that 131 people were admitted between Thursday and Friday afternoon, including 16 intensive care patients. Members of the Outbreak …

New Dutch Covid record set with 24,590 infections; Records in Amsterdam, Rotterdam
3 years, 2 months ago

New Dutch Covid record set with 24,590 infections; Records in Amsterdam, Rotterdam

NL Times  

The Netherlands set a new record for the most coronavirus infections diagnosed in a single day. A total of 24,590 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus between Tuesday and Wednesday morning, surpassing the previous record set on November 24 by about 800. Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht showing sharp rise in infections Amsterdam surpassed a record it set on Tuesday for …

Dutch Covid infections up 18% this week and rising; Hospitalizations hit 3-week low
3 years, 2 months ago

Dutch Covid infections up 18% this week and rising; Hospitalizations hit 3-week low

NL Times  

The RIVM recorded 17,531 new coronavirus infections in the Netherlands between Saturday and Sunday morning, the most in a single day since December 11. The average reached 14,482 for the calendar week, an increase of over 18 percent compared to the previous week, raw data from the agency showed. On average, hospitals admitted 8 percent fewer patients this calendar week …

Dutch Covid average falls further but Omicron pushing Amsterdam tally higher
3 years, 2 months ago

Dutch Covid average falls further but Omicron pushing Amsterdam tally higher

NL Times  

The national daily average number of new coronavirus infections fell for the 19th consecutive day, according to new data from the RIVM. The GGD continued to test about 52,000 people per day, with 23.5 percent of them receiving a positive diagnosis during the seven-day period ending on Tuesday. The Amsterdam branch of the GGD confirmed Thursday evening that 63 percent …

Amsterdam mayor: New approach to pandemic needed; “Can’t stay in crisis mode for years”
3 years, 2 months ago

Amsterdam mayor: New approach to pandemic needed; “Can’t stay in crisis mode for years”

NL Times  

The Netherlands must prepare for a life where people cope with the coronavirus, said Femke Halsema, the mayor of Amsterdam. We “cannot stay in crisis mode for years,” she said. We also have to create proposals for that to make certain that people have hope for the coming years, and have confidence in our future in Amsterdam, regardless of, and …

Dutch coronavirus average sets new record with 22,100 more infections today
3 years, 3 months ago

Dutch coronavirus average sets new record with 22,100 more infections today

NL Times  

The Netherlands established another new record for average number of daily coronavirus infections on Sunday. The seven-day moving average rose by one percent to 22,543, based solely on raw data. The new average was 7 percent higher compared to a week ago. Hospitals in the Netherlands were treating 2,642 patients with Covid-19 on Sunday afternoon, an increase of 18 in …

Dutch coronavirus average nears 20,000 with 350 more hospitalized
3 years, 3 months 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, …

Netherlands breaks coronavirus records with over 16,000 new infections today
3 years, 4 months ago

Netherlands breaks coronavirus records with over 16,000 new infections today

NL Times  

The Netherlands shattered two grim coronavirus records on Thursday. A combination of raw and corrected data demonstrates that 86,384 people tested positive for the infection during the past seven days, slightly lower than the average indicates. Testing figures are also rising rapidly, with 66,000 people tested daily during that same period in November, compared to 59,500 the week before, and …

12,713: Netherlands reports third highest daily coronavirus total
3 years, 4 months ago

12,713: Netherlands reports third highest daily coronavirus total

NL Times  

The Netherlands recorded its third-highest number of coronavirus infections diagnosed in a single day on Wednesday as the country heads into its seventh week of steadily increasing infection totals. The RIVM, the country's public health agency, said that 12,713 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus between Tuesday and Wednesday morning, the most since the daily record of 13,066 was …

Nearly 12,000 more Covid infections; Hospital total trending towards 2,000
3 years, 4 months ago

Nearly 12,000 more Covid infections; Hospital total trending towards 2,000

NL Times  

The moving average number of daily coronavirus infections rose 6 percent to 10,492 on Monday after the RIVM disclosed that 11,848 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus between Sunday and Monday morning. That will likely eclipse the initial Delta variant peak from July of over 69,700, putting the country on pace for the second highest weekly total since the …

Nearly 8,000 new coronavirus infections; Hospital total up 22nd straight day
3 years, 4 months ago

Nearly 8,000 new coronavirus infections; Hospital total up 22nd straight day

NL Times  

Health officials in the Netherlands recorded 7,999 new coronavirus infections between Friday and Saturday morning, according to raw data from the RIVM. Since the start of the month, the average number of people reporting to the GGD for a coronavirus test has also nearly doubled, with nearly 37,200 tested on a daily basis during the past week. Hospitals in the …

Dutch hospitals now treating nearly 850 Covid-19 patients; Double the total on Oct. 2
3 years, 4 months ago

Dutch hospitals now treating nearly 850 Covid-19 patients; Double the total on Oct. 2

NL Times  

Hospitals in the Netherlands were treating 849 people with Covid-19, patient monitor LCPS reported on Tuesday. The figure was at its highest point since June 8, when the third wave of coronavirus infections tapered off just before the Delta variant's arrival. The departments admitted 122 new patients with the coronavirus disease between Monday and Tuesday afternoon, the most in a …

Dutch Covid hospitalizations rise sharply; Coronavirus average up for 22nd straight day
3 years, 4 months ago

Dutch Covid hospitalizations rise sharply; Coronavirus average up for 22nd straight day

NL Times  

The number of people being treated in Dutch hospitals for Covid-19 rose for the 17th straight day on Monday. Raw data also showed the average number of daily coronavirus infections was approaching 5,300 after increasing every day for more than three weeks. A similar 30 percent rise would bring the hospital total up to over 1,040 by next Monday, a …

Dutch coronavirus infections top 6,000; Hospital total hits highest point in 20 weeks
3 years, 4 months ago

Dutch coronavirus infections top 6,000; Hospital total hits highest point in 20 weeks

NL Times  

For the first time in three weeks, over six thousand new coronavirus infections were reported in the Netherlands. The country’s health institute, RIVM, said on Sunday it registered 6,350 more positive tests for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which raised the seven-day moving average to 5,020. A relatively high number of infections was also reported in Apeldoorn and Ede.To date, the RIVM …

Health chief does not expect winter curfews despite coronavirus case rise
3 years, 4 months ago

Health chief does not expect winter curfews despite coronavirus case rise

Dutch News  

New shop and school closures, or a curfew, are not likely to be imposed in the Netherlands this winter, despite the surge in new coronavirus cases, Jaap van Dissel, head of the government’s Outbreak Management Team, has told the AD in an interview. Thanks to vaccination, the Netherlands is in a ‘different situation’ to last year and the Delta variant …

Netherlands Covid infections up 44% in a week
3 years, 4 months ago

Netherlands Covid infections up 44% in a week

NL Times  

The increase in the number of new coronavirus cases continues, according to the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment. That is over 44 percent more than last week when there were 17,832 new coronavirus cases in seven days. "The increase in the number of positive coronavirus tests appears to be related to the relaxation of measures over three …

Dutch coronavirus average tops 3,000 with virus spreading as fast as in early July
3 years, 5 months ago

Dutch coronavirus average tops 3,000 with virus spreading as fast as in early July

NL Times  

Coronavirus infections in the Netherlands are up around 50 percent this week, with the seven-day moving average at 3,020 on Thursday. Additionally, the basic reproduction number also rose back to a point not seen since the first week of July, when the true scale of the Delta variant's infectiveness became clear. The R number reached 1.26 on September 30, meaning …

Coronavirus average continues climb towards 3,000 daily infections
3 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus average continues climb towards 3,000 daily infections

NL Times  

The number of average daily coronavirus infections diagnosed in the Netherlands rose for the 12th consecutive day. Hospitals in the Netherlands were treating 534 patients with Covid-19, a two percent increase since Wednesday afternoon. The hospital system took on 69 new Covid-19 patients between Wednesday and Thursday afternoon, including 16 admitted in intensive care. On average, hospitals registered 60 patients …

Dutch coronavirus average jumped 36% in a week; Covid hospitalizations up 42%
3 years, 5 months ago

Dutch coronavirus average jumped 36% in a week; Covid hospitalizations up 42%

NL Times  

The number of average daily coronavirus infections continued rose to its highest point in nearly four weeks on Sunday. The seven-day moving average reached 2,267 after increasing by over 36 percent in a single week. The figure is normally lower on Sunday and Monday compared to the rest of the week, however the latest results were the highest for any …

Dutch Covid-19 hospitalizations at lowest point in 10 weeks
3 years, 5 months ago

Dutch Covid-19 hospitalizations at lowest point in 10 weeks

NL Times  

Hospitals in the Netherlands have admitted 301 patients with Covid-19 this past week, the lowest total since July 19. An average of 43 patients were admitted each of the past seven days, including 10 sent to an intensive care unit. A week earlier, hospitals were accepting 54 patients daily, though the number of average ICU patient admissions remained the same. …

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