Delta version of coronavirus has limited impact in NL so far
3 years, 7 months ago

Delta version of coronavirus has limited impact in NL so far

Dutch News  

The Delta, or Indian, variant of coronavirus is boosting infections in Britain, but the impact on the Netherlands is so far limited, broadcaster NOS said on Tuesday. So far just 13 cases of the Delta variant have been identified in the Netherlands, but as public health chief Jaap van Dissel told MPs last week, caution is required given this version of the virus is 40% to 50% more infectious than the Alpha, or British type. RIVM virologist Chantal Reusken told the broadcaster that is not yet clear if the Delta variant is as infectious in the Netherlands. The RIVM runs a detailed analysis on at least 1,500 samples a week and so far the Delta infection rate has remained stable, she said.

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New coronavirus vaccination round starts in the Netherlands
4 months, 1 week ago

New coronavirus vaccination round starts in the Netherlands

Dutch News  

The government has launched a new coronavirus vaccination round for the over-60s and younger people with certain health conditions, and the first invitations for a jab arrived on Tuesday. Everyone over the age of 60 is being invited to have the vaccination by letter, while others considered to be at extra risk will be able to make an appointment via …

New coronavirus vaccination round starts in the Netherlands
4 months, 1 week ago

New coronavirus vaccination round starts in the Netherlands

Dutch News  

The government has launched a new coronavirus vaccination round for the over-60s and younger people with certain health conditions, and the first invitations for a jab arrived on Tuesday. Everyone over the age of 60 is being invited to have the vaccination by letter, while others considered to be at extra risk will be able to make an appointment via …

Netherlands makes negative coronavirus test mandatory for travelers from China
2 years ago

Netherlands makes negative coronavirus test mandatory for travelers from China

NL Times  

Travelers arriving in the Netherlands from China will need a negative coronavirus test starting next Tuesday. Health Minister Ernst Kuipers decided to order the restriction after other European member states had already taken similar measures. Kuipers had asked the Eerste Kamer, the upper house of Parliament, to come back from recess so that the senators could urgently deal with a …

Dutch Covid hospital patient total jumps by 27% as new coronavirus variant dominates
2 years ago

Dutch Covid hospital patient total jumps by 27% as new coronavirus variant dominates

NL Times  

After weeks of declining figures, the number of patients receiving treatment for Covid-19 in Dutch hospitals rose by 27 percent since last Tuesday, according to data from patient coordination service LCPS. Meanwhile, the number of new coronavirus infections remained roughly flat this week, but the Omicron sub-variant BQ.1 has emerged as the new dominant strain of the virus in the …

More coronavirus patients admitted to hospital, positive tests rise 55%
2 years, 3 months ago

More coronavirus patients admitted to hospital, positive tests rise 55%

Dutch News  

The number of coronavirus patients admitted to hospital has risen sharply over the past seven days and positive tests are also going up, public health institute RIVM said in its weekly Tuesday update. Over 19,000 positive tests were also recorded by regional health centres, a rise of 55% on a week ago. The figures do not reflect the true number …

More coronavirus patients admitted to hospital, positive tests rise 55%
2 years, 3 months ago

More coronavirus patients admitted to hospital, positive tests rise 55%

Dutch News  

The number of coronavirus patients admitted to hospital has risen sharply over the past seven days and positive tests are also going up, public health institute RIVM said in its weekly Tuesday update. Over 19,000 positive tests were also recorded by regional health centres, a rise of 55% on a week ago. The figures do not reflect the true number …

RIVM: No new Covid restrictions despite rising cases; NL unprepared for sharp increase
2 years, 3 months ago

RIVM: No new Covid restrictions despite rising cases; NL unprepared for sharp increase

NL Times  

It is not yet necessary to take extra measures against the spread of the coronavirus, Jaap van Dissel of the public health institute RIVM said in a briefing to parliament on Wednesday. Unenthusiastic vaccination turnout; Face masks should return, experts say Figures from the RIVM show that people who got their Covid-19 vaccinations and a booster shot are 47 percent …

New Covid variant Delta Plus won't ruin your summer, say top scientists
2 years, 6 months ago

New Covid variant Delta Plus won't ruin your summer, say top scientists

Daily Mail  

Covid's resurgence won't plunge the UK into even more chaos, scientists have claimed amid warnings of a new 'Delta plus' variant. Covid cases surged by 40 per cent in England last week in what is feared to be the start of a fresh wave of the virus, official figures show. Dominant strain BA.2, which was behind nearly all cases when …

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 …

More NL residents traveling as Covid restrictions disappear globally: ING
2 years, 7 months ago

More NL residents traveling as Covid restrictions disappear globally: ING

NL Times  

Netherlands residents are traveling more and further now that coronavirus restrictions for international travel have been lifted. The number of travel insurance policies taken out has increased by half since the turn of the year compared to the same period in 2021, ING concluded from its own data and that of insurer Nationale-Nederlanden. The number of insurance policies sold has …

Travelling abroad this summer? You may still need a coronavirus pass
2 years, 7 months ago

Travelling abroad this summer? You may still need a coronavirus pass

Dutch News  

Regional health boards are expecting a run on coronavirus vaccinations heading into the summer now that the European Union has extended its vaccine passport for a year, the Telegraaf reported on Wednesday. ‘If the coronavirus entry pass remains in force in a certain country, then we expect the number of booster vaccinations to increase as we head towards the summer …

Travelling abroad this summer? You may still need a coronavirus pass
2 years, 7 months ago

Travelling abroad this summer? You may still need a coronavirus pass

Dutch News  

Regional health boards are expecting a run on coronavirus vaccinations heading into the summer now that the European Union has extended its vaccine passport for a year, the Telegraaf reported on Wednesday. ‘If the coronavirus entry pass remains in force in a certain country, then we expect the number of booster vaccinations to increase as we head towards the summer …

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: what changes today
2 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: what changes today

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is scrapping most of its coronavirus rules over the next two weeks. Cafes, restaurants and bars may remain open until 1am but face masks and social distancing are dropped, although you should wear a mask when moving around. Face masks and social distancing no longer apply, but you should wear a mask when not seated. The remaining rules …

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: what changes today
2 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: what changes today

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is scrapping most of its coronavirus rules over the next two weeks. Cafes, restaurants and bars may remain open until 1am but face masks and social distancing are dropped, although you should wear a mask when moving around. Face masks and social distancing no longer apply, but you should wear a mask when not seated. The remaining rules …

Coronavirus live |
2 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus live |

The Hindu  

It is too early to say anything definite on the COVID-19 pandemic becoming an endemic, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Wednesday while inaugurating the revamped canteen of the Ministry. National India adds 30,757 COVID-19 cases, tally increased to 4,27,54,315 With 30,757 people testing positive for the coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of cases rose to …

RIVM 'played down risk of coronavirus epidemic' in February 2020
2 years, 10 months ago

RIVM 'played down risk of coronavirus epidemic' in February 2020

Dutch News  

The Dutch public health agency RIVM was aware as early as February 2020 that a coronavirus outbreak could lead to more than 30,000 deaths, according to documents obtained by current affairs show Nieuwsuur. ^MS — RIVM February 17, 2020 On February 24, as the first infections were confirmed in Italy, van Dissel told Nieuwsuur that Dutch scientists were focusing on …

Dutch government planning to scrap coronavirus rules on February 25
2 years, 10 months ago

Dutch government planning to scrap coronavirus rules on February 25

Dutch News  

The government is preparing to scrap the last remaining coronavirus restrictions in the Netherlands at the end of the month, sources have told NOS. Prime minister Mark Rutte indicated this week that the cabinet was ‘cautiously optimistic’ about extending the closing time of 10pm at next week’s press conference, which could mean bars, restaurants and theatres are allowed to stay …

Sources: Netherlands could abolish most Covid rules at the beginning of March
2 years, 11 months ago

Sources: Netherlands could abolish most Covid rules at the beginning of March

NL Times  

The Cabinet hopes to be able to abolish most of the remaining corona measures by the beginning of March, including the use of face masks and the 1.5 meter social distancing rule, sources said. From February 25, nightlife locations, festivals and events without fixed seating may already be open to people who test negative for the coronavirus infection. These businesses …

Dutch Covid hospital total hits five-week high; Infections average nears 87,000, a likely record
2 years, 11 months 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, …

Netherlands reports over 112,000 coronavirus infections in a single day; Hospital figures rising
2 years, 11 months 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 …

Dutch coronavirus infections up 35 percent since last week
3 years ago

Dutch coronavirus infections up 35 percent since last week

NL Times  

After four weeks of decreasing coronavirus infections, the numbers are now rising rapidly in the Netherlands, despite the current lockdown. The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment registered 113,554 positive coronavirus tests in the past seven days, an increase of 35 percent compared to a week earlier. Compared to a week earlier, the number of positive tests among …

Over 15,600 new coronavirus infections; Amsterdam breaks record
3 years ago

Over 15,600 new coronavirus infections; Amsterdam breaks record

NL Times  

A total of 15,667 coronavirus infections were reported to the RIVM between Friday and Saturday morning. At 13,686, the average was ten percent higher compared to a week earlier, the most significant sign that the weeks-long decline in infections has reversed course. Roughly 26.8 percent of those tested by the GGD during the seven-day period ending Wednesday morning learned they …

Coronavirus infections shoot back up towards 17,000; Amsterdam posts new record
3 years ago

Coronavirus infections shoot back up towards 17,000; Amsterdam posts new record

NL Times  

Some 16,796 residents of the Netherlands tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus between Thursday and Friday morning. In fact, the moving average was four percent higher compared to last Friday. Just in Amsterdam, 84 percent of positive coronavirus samples tested at random on Wednesday were found to contain the new variant. National testing by the GGD during the seven-day period …

Omicron dominant Covid variant in Netherlands by January: Health institute
3 years ago

Omicron dominant Covid variant in Netherlands by January: Health institute

NL Times  

The Omicron variant of the coronavirus will probably displace the Delta variant as the most common variant in the Netherlands in early January. If that estimate is correct, that could translate to 600 hospital admissions per day for the Netherlands, said Van Dissel. Van Dissel also said that people vaccinated twice with the AstraZeneca vaccine do not seem to be …

Dutch speed up coronavirus booster campaign, cut waiting time to three months
3 years ago

Dutch speed up coronavirus booster campaign, cut waiting time to three months

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is to start giving people coronavirus booster vaccinations more quickly and cutting the time lag after the last regular dose from six months to three. The decision to embark on this ‘mega operation’ has been taken because of the uncertainty created by the Omicron virus, De Jonge said. ‘But it is more resistant to immunity and a new …

Dutch speed up coronavirus booster campaign, cut waiting time to three months
3 years ago

Dutch speed up coronavirus booster campaign, cut waiting time to three months

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is to start giving people coronavirus booster vaccinations more quickly and cutting the time lag after the last regular dose from six months to three. The decision to embark on this ‘mega operation’ has been taken because of the uncertainty created by the Omicron virus, De Jonge said. ‘But it is more resistant to immunity and a new …

14% of passengers from South Africa are still testing positive for Covid
3 years ago

14% of passengers from South Africa are still testing positive for Covid

Dutch News  

Some 14% of passengers arriving in the Netherlands from South Africa over the past five days have tested positive for coronavirus, regional health board GGD Kennemerland said on Friday. That is a rise on last week, when 9% of passengers tested positive in the voluntary checks at the airport, but it is too early to speak of a trend, the …

14% of passengers from South Africa are still testing positive for Covid
3 years ago

14% of passengers from South Africa are still testing positive for Covid

Dutch News  

Some 14% of passengers arriving in the Netherlands from South Africa over the past five days have tested positive for coronavirus, regional health board GGD Kennemerland said on Friday. That is a rise on last week, when 9% of passengers tested positive in the voluntary checks at the airport, but it is too early to speak of a trend, the …

Over 21,600 positive coronavirus tests as reproduction value dips below 1.00; Hospital total falls
3 years, 1 month ago

Over 21,600 positive coronavirus tests as reproduction value dips below 1.00; Hospital total falls

NL Times  

The RIVM registered 21,612 more coronavirus infections in the Netherlands between Thursday and Friday morning. The near parity between the daily total and the average supported the RIVM’s hypothesis that the number of new infections has largely stabilized. Hospitals in the Netherlands were treating 2,728 people with Covid-19 on Friday, a decrease of 3 percent in a day after accounting …

Coronavirus News Updates: Delhi to Go for ‘Test-Treat’ Plan Amid Omicron Scare; One Sample in K’taka Not Delta
3 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus News Updates: Delhi to Go for ‘Test-Treat’ Plan Amid Omicron Scare; One Sample in K’taka Not Delta

News 18  

Coronavirus News Updates: A senior government official said on Monday that no case of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus has been detected in India yet. “No case of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus has been detected in India yet and Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Consortia INSACOG is closely monitoring the situation and expediting the results of genomic analysis of …

New Dutch coronavirus restrictions take effect today
3 years, 1 month ago

New Dutch coronavirus restrictions take effect today

NL Times  

The new coronavirus measures Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Health Minister Hugo de Jonge announced on Friday will come into effect today. Along with the previously mentioned restrictions, an evening lockdown will begin lasting at least three weeks to lower the rising number of coronavirus infections in the Netherlands. Children in primary schools groups Six, Seven, Eight, and secondary school …

COVID-19: New variant from South Africa sends panic waves across the world | Key developments
3 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19: New variant from South Africa sends panic waves across the world | Key developments

India TV News  

Highlights The U.K. banned flights from South Africa and five other southern African countries Fauci said U.S. public health officials were talking Friday with South African colleagues. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said flights will have to “be suspended until we have a clear understanding about the danger posed by this new variant, and travelers returning from this …

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 start coronavirus vaccine booster campaign with the over 80s
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch start coronavirus vaccine booster campaign with the over 80s

Dutch News  

The Netherlands started its coronavirus booster vaccination campaign on Thursday, with the over 80s and hospital staff first in line for the top-up jab. The government decided to back booster jabs following reports which show the efficacy of vaccines does go down among older people over time. More cases Another 20,829 coronavirus cases were confirmed in the 24 hours to …

Dutch start coronavirus vaccine booster campaign with the over 80s
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch start coronavirus vaccine booster campaign with the over 80s

Dutch News  

The Netherlands started its coronavirus booster vaccination campaign on Thursday, with the over 80s and hospital staff first in line for the top-up jab. The government decided to back booster jabs following reports which show the efficacy of vaccines does go down among older people over time. More cases Another 20,829 coronavirus cases were confirmed in the 24 hours to …

China fights biggest Delta outbreak ever as Covid-19 cases keep growing
3 years, 1 month ago

China fights biggest Delta outbreak ever as Covid-19 cases keep growing

India Today  

China is battling its biggest COVID-19 outbreak caused by the highly transmissible Delta variant, with some areas restricting entry by people from a northeastern city where infections have grown faster than elsewhere in the country in the past week. A total of 1,308 domestically transmitted infections with confirmed symptoms were reported in the mainland between Oct. 17 and Nov. 14, …

India Sees 11,850 New Covid Cases; Netherlands Imposes Lockdown as Virus Reaches New High
3 years, 1 month ago

India Sees 11,850 New Covid Cases; Netherlands Imposes Lockdown as Virus Reaches New High

News 18  

European governments are eyeing unpopular Covid curbs, with the Netherlands opting for Western Europe’s first partial lockdown of the winter as EU experts said 10 countries in the bloc were causing “very high concern”. Dutch premier Mark Rutte announced at least three weeks of lockdown measures targeting restaurants, shops and sporting events to curb a record spike in coronavirus infections. …

Netherlands records more than 16,000 coronavirus cases in 24 hours
3 years, 1 month ago

Netherlands records more than 16,000 coronavirus cases in 24 hours

Dutch News  

The Netherlands recorded its highest number of coronavirus cases in a single day on Thursday, with 16,324 people testing positive for the disease. The public health agency RIVM also reported another 26 deaths on Thursday, against an average of 24 over the last seven days. Prime minister Mark Rutte and health minister Hugo de Jonge will give a press conference …

Netherlands breaks coronavirus records with over 16,000 new infections today
3 years, 1 month 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 …

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 …

61 passengers on South Africa flights test positive for coronavirus
3 years, 2 months ago

61 passengers on South Africa flights test positive for coronavirus

Dutch News  

Health board officials say 61 of the 600 people on two flights from South Africa which arrived at Schiphol airport on Friday morning have now tested positive for coronavirus. Officials said on Friday evening they expected around 85 people would prove positive, after initial tests suggested a 13% infection rate, but told news agency ANP later the actual total is …

61 passengers on South Africa flights test positive for coronavirus
3 years, 2 months ago

61 passengers on South Africa flights test positive for coronavirus

Dutch News  

Health board officials say 61 of the 600 people on two flights from South Africa which arrived at Schiphol airport on Friday morning have now tested positive for coronavirus. Officials said on Friday evening they expected around 85 people would prove positive, after initial tests suggested a 13% infection rate, but told news agency ANP later the actual total is …

Delta variant easily transmitted by vaccinated people in households: UK study
3 years, 2 months ago

Delta variant easily transmitted by vaccinated people in households: UK study

India Today  

The Delta coronavirus variant can transmit easily from vaccinated people to their household contacts, a British study found on Thursday, although contacts were less likely to get infected if they were vaccinated. Read: No evidence to suggest AY.4 variant of coronavirus has higher infectivity rate than Delta: Scientist They found infections in the vaccinated cleared more quickly, but the peak …

Dutch hospitals now treating nearly 850 Covid-19 patients; Double the total on Oct. 2
3 years, 2 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 government considering new coronavirus restrictions
3 years, 2 months ago

Dutch government considering new coronavirus restrictions

NL Times  

The Cabinet is considering a new slate of coronavirus measures to slow down the rapid increase of new infections in the Netherlands. Health Minister Hugo de Jonge made the announcement after meeting with other members of the Cabinet on Monday afternoon, but he did not reveal what new restrictions might entail. He also said vaccinated people are increasingly opposed to …

New Covid sub variant is in the Netherlands, but remains minor: RIVM
3 years, 2 months ago

New Covid sub variant is in the Netherlands, but remains minor: RIVM

Dutch News  

A new sub variant of the Delta coronavirus strain, currently being monitored in the UK, has been in the Netherlands for the past 10 weeks, public health institute RIVM has confirmed. The AY.4.2 sub strain accounts for 0.1% to 0.2% of cases, and the fact it has not increased since it was first identified is an indication that it is …

New Covid sub variant is in the Netherlands, but remains minor: RIVM
3 years, 2 months ago

New Covid sub variant is in the Netherlands, but remains minor: RIVM

Dutch News  

A new sub variant of the Delta coronavirus strain, currently being monitored in the UK, has been in the Netherlands for the past 10 weeks, public health institute RIVM has confirmed. The AY.4.2 sub strain accounts for 0.1% to 0.2% of cases, and the fact it has not increased since it was first identified is an indication that it is …

Morocco suspends flights to the Netherlands as a 'coronavirus measure'
3 years, 2 months ago

Morocco suspends flights to the Netherlands as a 'coronavirus measure'

Dutch News  

Air traffic between Morocco and the Netherlands, Germany and Britain is being suspended from midnight on Wednesday as a coronavirus measure, Moroccan airlines Air Maroc and Air Arabia Maroc said on Twitter. Moroccan news site Le360 said the decision had been taken because of a ‘new variant’ which is on the rise in the three countries. ‘Le360 was able to …

Morocco suspends flights to the Netherlands as a 'coronavirus measure'
3 years, 2 months ago

Morocco suspends flights to the Netherlands as a 'coronavirus measure'

Dutch News  

Air traffic between Morocco and the Netherlands, Germany and Britain is being suspended from midnight on Wednesday as a coronavirus measure, Moroccan airlines Air Maroc and Air Arabia Maroc said on Twitter. Moroccan news site Le360 said the decision had been taken because of a ‘new variant’ which is on the rise in the three countries. ‘Le360 was able to …

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