Two cases of British coronavirus mutation found in Amsterdam
4 years ago

Two cases of British coronavirus mutation found in Amsterdam

NL Times  

A highly contagious mutation of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus which was linked to two weeks of rising infections in the United Kingdom has also been found in two people in the region of Amsterdam. Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said he could not exclude that others were also infected with the mutated strain, but he also does not believe the situation is as dire as in the United Kingdom. "Steps will of course be taken in the coming period to monitor whether this variant is spreading further in the Netherlands," Amsterdam UMC virologist Menno de Jong told AT5. De Jong agreed, saying the current Dutch lockdown measures would likely have been recommended to contain and stop the UK mutation from spreading in the Netherlands.

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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 …

Dutch Covid hospital total falls 19% in a week; Sharp drop in known infections
1 year, 11 months ago

Dutch Covid hospital total falls 19% in a week; Sharp drop in known infections

NL Times  

Hospitals in the Netherlands were treating 664 patients with Covid-19 on Tuesday, 19 percent fewer than a week earlier. Additionally, new infections diagnosed ing the past seven days by healthcare services, and not from self-test kits, fell below 4,500 to the lowest point since June 2021. The hospitalizations fell by nearly 27 percent since last Tuesday, when the average was …

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 …

Niesters: Illusion to think you can stop coronavirus
2 years ago

Niesters: Illusion to think you can stop coronavirus

NL Times  

Whether it is right for the government to offer travelers from China only a voluntary self-test for the coronavirus, virologist Bert Niesters does not know. The virologist explained that he is sometimes shocked at the number of people infected on flights from China. That is why, according to Niesters, it is important for China to continue testing for the coronavirus …

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 …

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 …

Coronavirus subvariant could lead to increase in infections: ECDC
2 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus subvariant could lead to increase in infections: ECDC

NL Times  

A subvariant of the coronavirus, BQ.1, will become dominant in Europe sometime between mid-November and early December, the European health service ECDC expects. The dominance of BQ.1 and its sub-variant, BQ.1.1, is likely to lead to an increase in the number of coronavirus cases in the coming weeks to months. The subvariants are already circulating in the Netherlands, according to …

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 …

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 …

Long Covid cost up to €180 billion per coronavirus year
2 years, 3 months ago

Long Covid cost up to €180 billion per coronavirus year

NL Times  

The social costs of Long Covid in the Netherlands could amount to 180 billion euros per coronavirus year, health economist Xander Koolman of the VU Amsterdam said on NPO Radio 1. That lost labor market potential combined with the costs of treatment would result in a social cost of about 180 billion euros per coronavirus year. It could turn out …

Netherlands 'needs to step up preparations for autumn Covid outbreak'
2 years, 8 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, 8 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 …

Scientists fear U.K. is easing coronavirus testing and monitoring too soon
2 years, 9 months ago

Scientists fear U.K. is easing coronavirus testing and monitoring too soon

LA Times  

A lab assistant points at charts of a sequenced coronavirus sample at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in England. Britain is now ending some testing and monitoring programs, a move some scientists fear will complicate efforts to track the virus and detect worrisome new variants. After dropping nearly all coronavirus restrictions last month, Britain is now ending some of its most …

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 …

'Learn to live with this virus': Boris Johnson scraps Covid restrictions in UK
2 years, 10 months ago

'Learn to live with this virus': Boris Johnson scraps Covid restrictions in UK

India Today  

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday said he would end all coronavirus restrictions in England including mandatory self-isolation for people with Covid-19 and free testing, drawing scepticism from some scientists and political opponents. Johnson said that the legal requirement to self-isolate for people who test positive for Covid would be removed on Feb. 24 while free universal testing would …

People with Covid in England won't need to self-isolate
2 years, 10 months ago

People with Covid in England won't need to self-isolate

India Today  

People with Covid-19 won't be legally required to self-isolate in England starting in the coming week, the UK government has announced, as part of a plan for “living with Covid” that is also likely to see testing for coronavirus scaled back. “We’ve reached a stage where we think you can shift the balance away from state mandation, away from banning …

UK: People with COVID in England won’t need to self-isolate
2 years, 10 months ago

UK: People with COVID in England won’t need to self-isolate

Associated Press  

LONDON — People with COVID-19 won’t be legally required to self-isolate in England starting in the coming week, the U.K. government has announced, as part of a plan for “living with COVID” that is also likely to see testing for the coronavirus scaled back. “We’ve reached a stage where we think you can shift the balance away from state mandation, …

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 …

As COVID curbs are lifted, experts call for clear messaging
2 years, 10 months ago

As COVID curbs are lifted, experts call for clear messaging

Al Jazeera  

The Netherlands, Germany, South Africa and the United Kingdom are among several countries which have announced plans to lift the majority of COVID restrictions, despite the continuing spread of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus variant. The raft of announcements, including plans to scrap COVID self-isolation for those who test positive in England and an end to social distancing rules in …

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: What you need to know (February 15)
2 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: What you need to know (February 15)

Dutch News  

Almost two years to the day that the Netherlands confirmed its first case of coronavirus, most of the regulations will end. Some changes come into effect from today, more on February 18 and the rest on February 25, health minister Ernst Kuipers confirmed at a press conference on Tuesday evening. Cafes, restaurants and bars may remain open until 1am but …

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 …

Netherlands not ready for another pandemic
2 years, 10 months ago

Netherlands not ready for another pandemic

NL Times  

The Netherlands is facing "major challenges for infectious disease control," the Capacity Body said in a recent report. Dozens of additional infection doctors must be trained as soon as possible if the Netherlands hopes to be ready for the next pandemic, the advisory council said, AD reports. According to the advisory council, the coronavirus pandemic "magnified preexisting bottlenecks in infectious …

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 …

Sweden ends coronavirus testing along with all pandemic restrictions
2 years, 10 months ago

Sweden ends coronavirus testing along with all pandemic restrictions

LA Times  

Sweden has halted wide-scale testing for the coronavirus even among people showing COVID-19 symptoms, putting an end to the pop-up tents, drive-in swab centers and home-delivered tests that became ubiquitous during the pandemic and provided essential data for tracking its spread. Bharat Pankhania, a senior clinical lecturer at the University of Exeter Medical School in England, said that with a …

Netherlands records its 5 millionth coronavirus infection
2 years, 10 months ago

Netherlands records its 5 millionth coronavirus infection

NL Times  

The number of positive coronavirus tests in the Netherlands topped 5 million on Tuesday. Between Monday morning and Tuesday morning, hundreds of thousands of backlogged infection results were entered into the institute’s database, bringing the total on Tuesday far above 5 million. Considering the average number of daily infections is about 87,000, the 5 millionth infection was likely diagnosed on …

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 …

Netherlands tops 35,000 coronavirus infections for first time; Hospital total falls further
2 years, 11 months ago

Netherlands tops 35,000 coronavirus infections for first time; Hospital total falls further

NL Times  

A total of 35,521 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus between Thursday and Friday morning, setting a new single-day record in the Netherlands. In the 24 days since December 21, about 500,000 people tested positive for the coronavirus, surpassing the number of infections diagnosed during the entire month of November. Dutch hospitals admitted 120 new Covid-19 patients in the …

New Dutch record set with over 201,500 coronavirus cases diagnosed in a week
2 years, 11 months ago

New Dutch record set with over 201,500 coronavirus cases diagnosed in a week

NL Times  

The Netherlands set a new seven-day record for most positive coronavirus tests, according to the weekly report from the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment. Reinfections rising fast, and positive tests could rise further Of all the people who tested positive for the coronavirus last week, one in eight had been infected before. About 13 percent of the …

Dutch Covid surge continues with 28,000 more infections; Hospital total rebounds
2 years, 11 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. …

Again more coronavirus cases, but hospital admissions continue to fall
3 years ago

Again more coronavirus cases, but hospital admissions continue to fall

Dutch News  

The Netherlands reported a new record number of coronavirus patients on Thursday, but the real total is likely to be higher because of IT failings, public health institute RIVM said. New cases may be going up, but the number of people being treated in hospital for coronavirus continues to decline, falling by 93 to 1,541 on Thursday, according to hospital …

Again more coronavirus cases, but hospital admissions continue to fall
3 years ago

Again more coronavirus cases, but hospital admissions continue to fall

Dutch News  

The Netherlands reported a new record number of coronavirus patients on Thursday, but the real total is likely to be higher because of IT failings, public health institute RIVM said. New cases may be going up, but the number of people being treated in hospital for coronavirus continues to decline, falling by 93 to 1,541 on Thursday, according to hospital …

Dutch Covid infections near 25,000 for second straight record-breaking day
3 years ago

Dutch Covid infections near 25,000 for second straight record-breaking day

NL Times  

A total of 24,700 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus between Wednesday and Thursday morning, breaking the single-day record set just a day earlier by 110. Out of those tested for the infection by the GGD during the seven day period ending on January 4, a record high 34.3 percent tested positive. A total of 1,551 such patients were …

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 18,600 coronavirus infections today, including record 1,600 in Amsterdam
3 years ago

Over 18,600 coronavirus infections today, including record 1,600 in Amsterdam

NL Times  

A total of 18,616 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus between Monday and Tuesday morning, the most in a single day since December 9. A combination of raw and corrected data put the figure at 16,222, up 35 percent in the first full week since the Omicron variant became dominant in the Netherlands. On average, 1,212 Amsterdammers tested positive …

Dutch Covid average nears 15,000 after 23% increase; Hospitalizations remain low
3 years ago

Dutch Covid average nears 15,000 after 23% increase; Hospitalizations remain low

NL Times  

The average number of daily coronavirus infections continued to climb on Monday, the sixth straight day the figure grew after having steadily fallen since the end of November. An average of 14,929 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus each of the past seven days, 23 percent more than the previous week. A total of 14,623 people tested positive for …

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 …

Dutch coronavirus policy at a dead-end, New coronavirus minister needed, says Labour MP
3 years ago

Dutch coronavirus policy at a dead-end, New coronavirus minister needed, says Labour MP

NL Times  

The Tweede Kamer will cut short its winter recess, which officially began on Friday, to hold a debate Tuesday on the new lockdown the Cabinet implemented over the weekend. Labour MP Attje Kuiken, who sits on the Tweede Kamer’s public health committee, indicated she was aggravated by the Cabinet’s sudden decision to put the country in a lockdown that will …

Netherlands records 3 millionth positive Covid test, including 95,000 last week
3 years ago

Netherlands records 3 millionth positive Covid test, including 95,000 last week

NL Times  

The Netherlands registered its three millionth positive coronavirus test this week, meaning the country has recorded a million new infections in just 83 days. “The number of reports per 100,000 is still highest among children of primary school age.” About 544 infections were found per capita in the Netherlands. Preliminary figures from Stichting NICE showed that 1,335 were hospitalized over …

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 …

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 …

Confidence in Dutch coronavirus strategy hits all time low
3 years ago

Confidence in Dutch coronavirus strategy hits all time low

Dutch News  

Support for the government’s strategy to deal with coronavirus is now at an all-time low, with just 16% of people positive about what ministers are doing, according to the latest survey by public health institute RIVM. Yet even though 39% were neutral about the approach and 46% negative, the pandemic rules, such as working from home and keeping your distance, …

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 …

‘Hotel Omicron’ in Netherlands: World's biggest confirmed cluster of cases new COVID-19 variant
3 years, 1 month ago

‘Hotel Omicron’ in Netherlands: World's biggest confirmed cluster of cases new COVID-19 variant

Firstpost  

The Dutch hotel in the town Badhoevedorp is currently housing 61 people with coronavirus, who were among the 624 travellers on two KLM flights from South Africa, where the new strain, Omicron, was first detected Badhoevedorp: Welcome to the ‘Hotel Omicron’ in the Netherlands, where a couple of quarantine fugitives have just discovered that you can check out any time …

Testing shows Omicron coronavirus variant spreading in the Netherlands
3 years, 1 month ago

Testing shows Omicron coronavirus variant spreading in the Netherlands

NL Times  

One person in the Netherlands who was determined to be infected with the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus did not recently travel outside of the country. The new revelation was made just as the RIVM said the spread of the coronavirus was stabilizing after new infections hit a record high. We are seeing positive signs," said Aura Timen, head …

Dutch arrest coronavirus couple on plane trying to flee to Spain
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch arrest coronavirus couple on plane trying to flee to Spain

Dutch News  

A couple who had been put into quarantine after testing positive for coronavirus at Schiphol have been picked up at the airport again after trying to leave the country. The couple, a Spanish man and Portuguese woman according to Dutch media, arrived in the Netherlands on Friday on one of two flights from South Africa. But the couple managed to …

Dutch arrest coronavirus couple on plane trying to flee to Spain
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch arrest coronavirus couple on plane trying to flee to Spain

Dutch News  

A couple who had been put into quarantine after testing positive for coronavirus at Schiphol have been picked up at the airport again after trying to leave the country. The couple, a Spanish man and Portuguese woman according to Dutch media, arrived in the Netherlands on Friday on one of two flights from South Africa. But the couple managed to …

Coronavirus flattening out with 21,552 more infections today; Hospitalizations top spring peak
3 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus flattening out with 21,552 more infections today; Hospitalizations top spring peak

NL Times  

The weeklong flattening out of the average number of new coronavirus infections continued on Monday. Some 21,552 people in the Netherlands tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus between Sunday and Monday morning, bringing the seven-day moving average down slightly to 22,327. The total in the capital was a full 46 percent below average, a key piece of data suggesting the …

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 …

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