Teachers likely to get priority at coronavirus test centres
4 years, 4 months ago

Teachers likely to get priority at coronavirus test centres

Dutch News  

The cabinet had decided that some healthcare and education personnel should be given priority at coronavirus test centres but details are still being worked out, broadcaster NOS said on Friday. Teaching staff at primary and secondary schools, but not college, university or daycare staff, would be allowed to jump waiting lists to offset unnecessary school closures, NOS said. Officials are also looking at giving some healthcare workers priority as well, and health minister Hugo de Jonge may give more details on Friday evening, the broadcaster said. More positive tests Meanwhile, the number of positive coronavirus tests in the Netherlands has risen above the key figure of seven, meaning there are more than seven infections per 100,000 of the population.

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As Covid cases rise in India, Nitish Kumar urges Centre to provide fresh vaccine stocks
1 year, 9 months ago

As Covid cases rise in India, Nitish Kumar urges Centre to provide fresh vaccine stocks

India TV News  

Asserting that his government was 'alert' in view of the rising incidence of COVID cases in some parts of the country, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday urged the Centre to provide fresh stocks of COVID vaccine vials so that administering of jabs, which is currently on hold, could be resumed. "Our testing rate is much higher than the …

Coronavirus test centres can close, self-testing can stop, advisors say
1 year, 10 months ago

Coronavirus test centres can close, self-testing can stop, advisors say

Dutch News  

The government’s coronavirus advisory team says mass testing at regional centres can be wound down and that the recommendation to use self tests if people have symptoms can be dropped. In its 146th set of recommendations since the pandemic began three years ago, the Outbreak Management Team says the Omicron variant of the coronavirus and its sub variants is now …

Coronavirus test centres can close, self-testing can stop, advisors say
1 year, 10 months ago

Coronavirus test centres can close, self-testing can stop, advisors say

Dutch News  

The government’s coronavirus advisory team says mass testing at regional centres can be wound down and that the recommendation to use self tests if people have symptoms can be dropped. In its 146th set of recommendations since the pandemic began three years ago, the Outbreak Management Team says the Omicron variant of the coronavirus and its sub variants is now …

Covid hospitalizations jumped 60% in last week of 2022; Hospital total at 8-week high
2 years ago

Covid hospitalizations jumped 60% in last week of 2022; Hospital total at 8-week high

NL Times  

A total of 623 people infected with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus entered hospital care in the Netherlands during the final calendar week of 2022, according to the RIVM. The number of new hospitalizations rose by nearly 60 percent compared to the previous week, the Dutch public health institute said on Tuesday in its regular weekly update on the situation. Some 6.7 …

Number of coronavirus patients in hospitals rises to more than 800
2 years ago

Number of coronavirus patients in hospitals rises to more than 800

NL Times  

After a period of relative calm, the number of Covid-19 patients in hospitals is increasing again. According to the patient coordination service LCPS, exactly one week ago, 632 people were hospitalized with the coronavirus. However, the LCPS figures do not distinguish between people admitted because of Covid-19 symptoms, and those admitted for other health issues who were later found to …

Coronavirus infections stable as Covid hits radio charity's plans
2 years ago

Coronavirus infections stable as Covid hits radio charity's plans

Dutch News  

Coronavirus has flared up among the three members of the charity fundraising team ‘Serious Request’, in which three DJs are isolated in a glass house and raise money by carrying out interviews and playing requests in the run up to Christmas, under the full glare of the public. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Netherlands remains stable, but …

Covid hospitalizations continue to fall rapidly; New infections at 72-week low
2 years, 2 months ago

Covid hospitalizations continue to fall rapidly; New infections at 72-week low

NL Times  

Hospital admissions related to Covid-19 continued to fall rapidly, said patient coordination service LCPS on Tuesday. The health institute counted 337 admissions during the last calendar week, a 21 percent drop, with 22 sent directly to an ICU, compared to 33 the previous week. Meanwhile, the number of people who tested positive for the coronavirus during an official test dropped …

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 …

New coronavirus infections fall for the first time in seven weeks
2 years, 2 months ago

New coronavirus infections fall for the first time in seven weeks

NL Times  

The number of coronavirus infections diagnosed in the Netherlands over the last seven days was 4 percent lower than the week before. A total of 22,688 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, down from 23,693 the week before, the RIVM said on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the RIVM said that 677 people entered hospitals requiring treatment for Covid-19 during the last …

Repeat covid vaccinations opened to all as postive tests mount
2 years, 3 months ago

Repeat covid vaccinations opened to all as postive tests mount

Dutch News  

Everyone over the age of 12 is now being invited to sign up for another coronavirus vaccination, the health ministry has confirmed. With covid infections once again on the rise, health officials say getting the top-up jabs will help slow the spread of the virus. People aged 40 to 60 can make an appointment via website planjeprik.nl next week, while …

Repeat covid vaccinations opened to all as postive tests mount
2 years, 3 months ago

Repeat covid vaccinations opened to all as postive tests mount

Dutch News  

Everyone over the age of 12 is now being invited to sign up for another coronavirus vaccination, the health ministry has confirmed. With covid infections once again on the rise, health officials say getting the top-up jabs will help slow the spread of the virus. People aged 40 to 60 can make an appointment via website planjeprik.nl next week, while …

Covid-19 alert level increases as infections grow by 24%; Hospital total at 6-month high
2 years, 3 months ago

Covid-19 alert level increases as infections grow by 24%; Hospital total at 6-month high

NL Times  

Coronavirus infections diagnosed in the Netherlands jumped to their highest point in 11 weeks, and waste water surveillance suggested the new wave of infections will continue to worsen, the RIVM said on Tuesday. Coronavirus infections increasing fast Some 23,693 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus during the seven-day period that ended on Tuesday morning, the RIVM said. In nursing …

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 …

Dutch Covid hospital total and coronavirus infections both doubled in about 2 weeks
2 years, 3 months ago

Dutch Covid hospital total and coronavirus infections both doubled in about 2 weeks

NL Times  

Hospitals in the Netherlands were treating 873 people infected with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus on Tuesday afternoon, the highest total in two months. Any ambiguity about the arrival of the autumn coronavirus wave disappeared, with the disclosure that more than 19,000 new infections were recorded in the Netherlands, an increase of 55 percent in a week, and more than double the …

Covid hospital total shows sharpest weekend increase since March
2 years, 3 months ago

Covid hospital total shows sharpest weekend increase since March

NL Times  

Hospitals are seeing an increase in the number of patients in care who have tested positive for the coronavirus. They are currently treating 842 people who are infected with the virus, a 40 percent increase in a week, said patient coordination service LCPS. Since Friday, the number of people admitted into care with the infection increased by 146. Since Sunday …

The autumn coronavirus wave may have begun, RIVM says
2 years, 3 months ago

The autumn coronavirus wave may have begun, RIVM says

Dutch News  

The number of registered positive coronavirus tests is going up and it is possible that the ‘expected autumn wave has begun,’ health institute RIVM said on Tuesday. The positive tests total, hospital admissions and the key reproduction rate have all risen over the past week, the RIVM said in its weekly update. In total, the institute registered 12,269 positive tests …

The autumn coronavirus wave may have begun, RIVM says
2 years, 3 months ago

The autumn coronavirus wave may have begun, RIVM says

Dutch News  

The number of registered positive coronavirus tests is going up and it is possible that the ‘expected autumn wave has begun,’ health institute RIVM said on Tuesday. The positive tests total, hospital admissions and the key reproduction rate have all risen over the past week, the RIVM said in its weekly update. In total, the institute registered 12,269 positive tests …

Netherlands must prepare society for future Covid waves: Advisory bodies
2 years, 4 months ago

Netherlands must prepare society for future Covid waves: Advisory bodies

NL Times  

We have to learn to live with the coronavirus, so the government must prepare society as soon as possible for the next phase of the pandemic, 14 agencies, including the Scientific Council for Government Policy, said in advice to the Cabinet. Among other things, the Netherlands must invest in good digital infrastructure so that the switch to online classes and …

Covid-related hospital admissions down 33% in a week
2 years, 5 months ago

Covid-related hospital admissions down 33% in a week

NL Times  

After the number of positive coronavirus tests, the number of hospital admissions due to the coronavirus is now also falling faster. In the past week, 431 people’s complaints got so bad that they needed hospital treatment, compared to 647 the week before. The people who were admitted earlier in the summer wave are now starting to leave the hospital, and …

Covid patients in hospital below 1,100; Positive tests drop by 27%
2 years, 5 months ago

Covid patients in hospital below 1,100; Positive tests drop by 27%

NL Times  

For the first time in a week and a half, there are fewer than 1,100 people in Dutch hospitals with the coronavirus. The RIVM registered 28,019 new coronavirus infections in the past week, 27 percent less than the week before. The number of admitted coronavirus patients has been fairly stable over the past days after an increase that started at …

More people hospitalised with coronavirus, positive tests decline
2 years, 5 months ago

More people hospitalised with coronavirus, positive tests decline

Dutch News  

There has been a 29% increase in the number of people admitted to hospital with coronavirus over the past week, public health institute RIVM said on Tuesday. In total, 638 people were hospitalised with coronavirus in the seven days to Tuesday and a further 83 were admitted for another reason and then found to have the virus. However, there was …

More people hospitalised with coronavirus, positive tests decline
2 years, 5 months ago

More people hospitalised with coronavirus, positive tests decline

Dutch News  

There has been a 29% increase in the number of people admitted to hospital with coronavirus over the past week, public health institute RIVM said on Tuesday. In total, 638 people were hospitalised with coronavirus in the seven days to Tuesday and a further 83 were admitted for another reason and then found to have the virus. However, there was …

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 …

Minister won't guarantee no lockdowns if new coronavirus variant hits
2 years, 6 months ago

Minister won't guarantee no lockdowns if new coronavirus variant hits

Dutch News  

Dutch health minister Ernst Kuipers has said he cannot guarantee that a new lockdown will not be imposed in the Netherlands because of the risk that a new, more infectious and problematic variant of coronavirus will hit. Vaccinations The minister also told MPs on Thursday that he is not concerned about regional health board capacity to carry out a new …

Minister won't guarantee no lockdowns if new coronavirus variant hits
2 years, 6 months ago

Minister won't guarantee no lockdowns if new coronavirus variant hits

Dutch News  

Dutch health minister Ernst Kuipers has said he cannot guarantee that a new lockdown will not be imposed in the Netherlands because of the risk that a new, more infectious and problematic variant of coronavirus will hit. Vaccinations The minister also told MPs on Thursday that he is not concerned about regional health board capacity to carry out a new …

Nearly 4,200 more positive coronavirus tests, the highest number since mid-April
2 years, 6 months ago

Nearly 4,200 more positive coronavirus tests, the highest number since mid-April

NL Times  

The number of new coronavirus infections diagnosed on a daily bases is rising rapidly. That is the highest number since April 14, more than two months ago. In the past seven days, the GGD municipal health services uncovered 18,809 coronavirus infections. People get just as sick from the new sub-variants as from previous Omicron versions, but if the number of …

Number of daily coronavirus infections still rising; Most since April 20
2 years, 7 months ago

Number of daily coronavirus infections still rising; Most since April 20

NL Times  

The number of new coronavirus infections is still on the rise, data from the RIVM showed. That is the highest number for a single-day period since April 20, almost two months ago. The number of confirmed infections has almost doubled compared to last Wednesday, when the RIVM reported 1,859 coronavirus infections. The number of tests conducted is still within the …

Coronavirus infections rise 64% in a week as Omicron variants take hold
2 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus infections rise 64% in a week as Omicron variants take hold

Dutch News  

The number of positive coronavirus tests registered with public health institute RIVM rose 64% over the past seven days to 15,526. The rise in official positive tests is probably connected to two new Omicron variants which are ‘gaining ground’ in the Netherlands, the RIVM said. The RIVM is monitoring the spread of the virus via traces in waste water, and …

More positive tests may herald new covid wave but timing unclear: RIVM
2 years, 7 months ago

More positive tests may herald new covid wave but timing unclear: RIVM

Dutch News  

The number of people who have tested positive for coronavirus has risen for the first time in three months, according to new figures from national health institute RIVM. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC has said the rise in ‘variants of concern’ could lead to a new wave of infections this summer. New variants are less susceptible …

More positive tests may herald new covid wave but timing unclear: RIVM
2 years, 7 months ago

More positive tests may herald new covid wave but timing unclear: RIVM

Dutch News  

The number of people who have tested positive for coronavirus has risen for the first time in three months, according to new figures from national health institute RIVM. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC has said the rise in ‘variants of concern’ could lead to a new wave of infections this summer. New variants are less susceptible …

About 350 Covid-19 patients in hospitals; Only 1,400 tested daily for coronavirus
2 years, 7 months ago

About 350 Covid-19 patients in hospitals; Only 1,400 tested daily for coronavirus

NL Times  

Hospitals in the Netherlands were treating 354 patients with Covid-19 on Monday. That was 21 percent lower than a week earlier, when 447 people were receiving treatment for the disease, figures from the LCPS showed. The RIVM said on Tuesday that 7,088 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus during the preceding seven days. The GGD found 619 people who …

Fewer than 500 people are now hospitalised with coronavirus
2 years, 7 months ago

Fewer than 500 people are now hospitalised with coronavirus

Dutch News  

The number of coronavirus patients being treated in Dutch hospitals fell below 500 on Thursday, for the first time since October 2021. The number of people testing positive for coronavirus fell to 10,000 last week but the figure is no longer an accurate representation of the spread of the virus, given that people are no longer been recommended to have …

Fewer than 500 people are now hospitalised with coronavirus
2 years, 7 months ago

Fewer than 500 people are now hospitalised with coronavirus

Dutch News  

The number of coronavirus patients being treated in Dutch hospitals fell below 500 on Thursday, for the first time since October 2021. The number of people testing positive for coronavirus fell to 10,000 last week but the figure is no longer an accurate representation of the spread of the virus, given that people are no longer been recommended to have …

Positive Covid continues to fall as fewer people get tested
2 years, 8 months ago

Positive Covid continues to fall as fewer people get tested

NL Times  

The number of positive coronavirus tests fell again last week. The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment registered 10,596 between Tuesday morning last week and Tuesday morning this week. The percentage of people who test positive after visiting a GGD testing site also fell between March 21 and April 18, from 62.4 percent positive tests to 55 percent. …

Covid hospitalizations down 35% in a week
2 years, 8 months ago

Covid hospitalizations down 35% in a week

NL Times  

In the past week, 448 people were hospitalized with the coronavirus in the Netherlands, 35 percent less than the week before. The number of new admissions to intensive care units due to Covid-19 dropped by 29 percent to 42, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment reported on Tuesday. The number of people who tested positive for the coronavirus …

Coronavirus hospitalisations, IC admissions and deaths continue to decline
2 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus hospitalisations, IC admissions and deaths continue to decline

Dutch News  

The number of people hospitalised because of coronavirus in the past week was again down sharply, according to the latest figures from public health institute RIVM. The number of people admitted to intensive care has also gone down, from 72 a week ago to 50 in the past seven days. Dutch testing policy has now changed and people who test …

Coronavirus hospitalisations, IC admissions and deaths continue to decline
2 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus hospitalisations, IC admissions and deaths continue to decline

Dutch News  

The number of people hospitalised because of coronavirus in the past week was again down sharply, according to the latest figures from public health institute RIVM. The number of people admitted to intensive care has also gone down, from 72 a week ago to 50 in the past seven days. Dutch testing policy has now changed and people who test …

Covid positivity rate drops below 60% as infections, hospital cases fall
2 years, 8 months ago

Covid positivity rate drops below 60% as infections, hospital cases fall

NL Times  

For the first time in two months, fewer than 60 percent of those tested for the coronavirus infection during the last calendar week received a positive diagnosis. Last week, just 41,359 people were tested for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus by the GGD, or less than 6,000 per day. The number of infections was 63 percent lower compared to the previous week, …

Coronavirus admissions fall by 35% to lowest level since January
2 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus admissions fall by 35% to lowest level since January

Dutch News  

Hospital admissions for patients with coronavirus fell to their lowest level since January in the last week, according to latest official figures. The public health agency RIVM said 1,110 new patients had been admitted in the seven days to April 5, 35% fewer than in the last week of March. The number of infections in the last seven days was …

Coronavirus admissions fall by 35% to lowest level since January
2 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus admissions fall by 35% to lowest level since January

Dutch News  

Hospital admissions for patients with coronavirus fell to their lowest level since January in the last week, according to latest official figures. The public health agency RIVM said 1,110 new patients had been admitted in the seven days to April 5, 35% fewer than in the last week of March. The number of infections in the last seven days was …

Covid infections down over 40% in a week; Hospitalizations cut by one-fifth
2 years, 9 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 …

Covid ICU total down a third in about a week; Infections fall further
2 years, 9 months ago

Covid ICU total down a third in about a week; Infections fall further

NL Times  

Hospitals in the Netherlands were treating 104 patients with Covid-19 in intensive care units on Monday afternoon, the lowest total since July 20. Even though the ICU tally fell by 13 since Sunday, after accounting for new admissions, discharges and deaths, the hospital total actually rose for the first time since last Tuesday. Hospitals registered 146 new patients with the …

Covid hospital total falls 10% in a week; New infections lowest this year
2 years, 9 months ago

Covid hospital total falls 10% in a week; New infections lowest this year

NL Times  

Hospitals in the Netherlands were treating 1,741 patients with Covid-19 on Sunday afternoon, ten percent fewer than a week earlier. The patient total fell five days in a row, returning to the lowest point since March 12. Dutch hospitals admitted 117 patients with Covid-19 during the past 24 hours, including eight sent to intensive care. An average of 202 patients …

Decreases in Covid hospital total, infections average
2 years, 9 months ago

Decreases in Covid hospital total, infections average

NL Times  

The number of patients with Covid-19 in Dutch hospitals fell on Thursday for the second day in a row. There are now 1,787 Covid-19 patients in the regular care wards, 68 fewer than on Wednesday. Another 127 patients are currently being treated in intensive care units, three more than the previous day. In the past 24 hours, 208 new Covid-19 …

Coronavirus hospital admissions down 19%, fewer infections in all age groups
2 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus hospital admissions down 19%, fewer infections in all age groups

Dutch News  

The number of people admitted to hospital with coronavirus fell by 19% in the last week, the public health agency RIVM said in its latest bulletin. The total number of infected patients reached 2,056 on Tuesday – the highest figure so far this year – but in intensive care the number dropped to 123, the lowest level since last July. …

Coronavirus hospital admissions down 19%, fewer infections in all age groups
2 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus hospital admissions down 19%, fewer infections in all age groups

Dutch News  

The number of people admitted to hospital with coronavirus fell by 19% in the last week, the public health agency RIVM said in its latest bulletin. The total number of infected patients reached 2,056 on Tuesday – the highest figure so far this year – but in intensive care the number dropped to 123, the lowest level since last July. …

Coronavirus average finally falls below 30,000; Hospital total below 2,000
2 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus average finally falls below 30,000; Hospital total below 2,000

NL Times  

A total of 27,818 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus between Tuesday and Wednesday morning. That lowered the moving average for the 19th straight day, bringing the average below 30,000 for the first time in 11 weeks. The total fell by 2 percent in a week, the first week-on-week decrease since the beginning of the month. Dutch hospitals admitted …

Coronavirus infections down 29% towards 2022 low; New hospital admissions fall
2 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus infections down 29% towards 2022 low; New hospital admissions fall

NL Times  

The number of people who tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus fell to the lowest point since the first full week of the year. That total was 29 percent lower compared to the previous week, bringing per capita infections down to 1,264 per 100,000 residents. During the last calendar week, the GGD completed 331,229 coronavirus tests, down 27 percent from …

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