Covid-19 one year anniversary commemorated with stained glass artwork in Tilburg
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Covid-19 one year anniversary commemorated with stained glass artwork in Tilburg

NL Times  

A year after the first corona infection was found in the Netherlands, a so-called window of gratitude was unveiled in Tilburg as a tribute to people who worked for others during the pandemic. The skylight is inspired by a stained glass window, which was made in 1951 after Tilburg was the last city in the Netherlands to experience a disruptive smallpox epidemic. In recent months, people from Tilburg were asked to submit ideas of something that they were most proud of, what would get them through the pandemic, and who they wanted to thank. Mayor Theo Weterings of Tilburg thinks the 'anniversary' of the COVID-19 pandemic is "not exactly a date to celebrate, but one to reflect on".

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Tilburg commemorates two years of coronavirus in the Netherlands
2 years, 10 months ago

Tilburg commemorates two years of coronavirus in the Netherlands

NL Times  

Tilburg will look back on two years of coronavirus in the Netherlands on Sunday. King's Commissioner of North Brabant Ina Adema and Tilburg Mayor Theo Weterings will reflect on the consequences of the virus in Brabant in a digital broadcast. Exactly two years ago, on Feb. 27, 2020, the first coronavirus case in the Netherlands was confirmed. The then-Minister of …

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