MPs call for more coronavirus testing at airports, as holiday link increases
4 years, 4 months ago

MPs call for more coronavirus testing at airports, as holiday link increases

Dutch News  

MPs from across the political spectrum have called on the government to ramp up coronavirus testing at Dutch airports to make sure everyone arriving from a risky region can be tested on the spot. Public health boards found 170 had picked up the virus while abroad in the past week, compared with 113 in the previous seven day period, the Volkskrant reported on Wednesday. Spain In particular 278 people who have been in Spain tested positive for coronavirus in the past week, almost 100 more than in the previous seven day period, the VK said. Meanwhile, the public health institute coronavirus dashboard shows there 575 new positive tests in the past 24 hours, with Amsterdam and Rotterdam again accounting for most new cases.

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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 …

Coronavirus Live Updates December 29 China COVID-19 Lockdown BF7 Omicron Variants India Corona Guidelines
2 years ago

Coronavirus Live Updates December 29 China COVID-19 Lockdown BF7 Omicron Variants India Corona Guidelines

ABP News  

Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS: Hello and welcome to ABP Live. The officials said filling up of 'air suvidha' forms and 72-hour prior RT-PCR testing may be made mandatory from next week for international passengers coming from China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand and Singapore. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will visit the airport in Delhi on Thursday to take stock of …

Prominent Dutch virologist: Coronavirus test for travelers from China is a good idea
2 years ago

Prominent Dutch virologist: Coronavirus test for travelers from China is a good idea

NL Times  

A mandatory negative coronavirus test for people traveling from China is a good idea if that rule is implemented across all of Europe, said prominent virologist Ab Osterhaus. Currently, travelers from China have to complete a coronavirus test on arrival in Italy, but the Dutch Ministry of Health has said it does not intend to implement new restrictions at this …

Two international passengers test positive for coronavirus at Kolkata airport
2 years ago

Two international passengers test positive for coronavirus at Kolkata airport

Firstpost  

Earlier in the day, four international travellers from Myanmar tested positive for the coronavirus at Delhi airport. New instructions issued by the government have made it mandatory for airports to carry out random testing of 2 percent of international passengers Two persons returning from abroad have tested positive for the coronavirus infection at the Kolkata Aiport, ANI reported citing airport …

Random COVID-19 testing of international passengers begins at Delhi airport
2 years ago

Random COVID-19 testing of international passengers begins at Delhi airport

The Hindu  

The random coronavirus testing of international arriving passengers started at Delhi airport on Saturday as the authorities step up measures to prevent possible spread of the infection in the country. Two percent of passengers arriving in each international flight will be subject to random coronavirus testing at airports from Saturday. The testing of the international arriving passengers started in the …

Covid Alert! Random testing for arriving international flyers begins tomorrow
2 years ago

Covid Alert! Random testing for arriving international flyers begins tomorrow

Live Mint  

Around 2% of passengers arriving on each international flight will be subject to random coronavirus tests from tomorrow, December 24, the Central government said on Thursday. In the letter, Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said if anybody found Covid-19 positive, the sample should be sent for genome testing at the designated INSACOG laboratory network, as per PTI reports. Bhushan stated …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Fewer international passengers test positive
2 years, 9 months ago

Fewer international passengers test positive

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai Data from Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation shows a decline in the number of international passengers testing positive for Covid at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. However, with the resumption of all international flights after two years and a large-scale outbreak of Covid infections in some countries, city doctors have recommended continuation of stringent surveillance of international passengers at the …

Positive Covid tests continue to decline; slight increase in hospitalizations
2 years, 9 months ago

Positive Covid tests continue to decline; slight increase in hospitalizations

NL Times  

The number of patients with coronavirus in Dutch hospitals has increased by 25. There was a slight increase in both the nursing wards and the intensive care units, according to figures from the National Coordination Center for Patients Spreading. In the past 24 hours, 167 new coronavirus patients were admitted to the nursing wards. Meanwhile, the number of positive coronavirus …

At long last, WHO issues coronavirus testing advice
2 years, 9 months ago

At long last, WHO issues coronavirus testing advice

LA Times  

A woman is tested for a coronavirus infection at the Lenasia South Hospital near Johannesburg in South Africa. The advice comes months after critics said the lack of recommendations from the global health agency was compromising efforts to stop the pandemic in poor countries. At a press briefing on Wednesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the agency was concerned …

Carnival, winter sports and no rules: coronavirus cases rise
2 years, 10 months ago

Carnival, winter sports and no rules: coronavirus cases rise

Dutch News  

The number of positive coronavirus tests registered in the Netherlands reached over 48,500 in the 24 hours to Wednesday morning, and that is the highest number in two weeks. The combination of winter sports holidays, the carnival celebrations and the end of most coronavirus measures are likely to be behind the increase, health experts say. Wednesday’s coronavirus cases in NL: …

Crowds swarming coronavirus test locations after Carnival parties
2 years, 10 months ago

Crowds swarming coronavirus test locations after Carnival parties

NL Times  

The coronavirus test locations in the provinces of Noord-Brabant and Limburg, as well as the Twente region, have become quite a bit busier after the recent Carnival celebrations. In the south of Limburg, 4,250 coronavirus tests were taken on Wednesday at the GGD test centers. In the region around Den Bosch and Tilburg, it will also be busier in the …

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 …

Most travel-related quarantine rules to expire on Feb. 25; Test obligation may remain
2 years, 10 months ago

Most travel-related quarantine rules to expire on Feb. 25; Test obligation may remain

NL Times  

People who travel to the Netherlands from any region designated as being a “very high-risk area” due to coronavirus will not necessarily have to quarantine from February 25, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. The Foreign Affairs Ministry also confirmed that the coronavirus situation in a region will no longer be a sole determining factor in the travel …

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, 11 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 …

More than half a million vaccine access passes will expire this week
2 years, 11 months ago

More than half a million vaccine access passes will expire this week

Dutch News  

More than half a million people who have had two coronavirus vaccines will still have to take a test to go into bars, restaurants and cinemas when new rules come into force on Friday. Coronavirus access passes will no longer be available for people who had their second dose more than nine months ago, while certificates proving recovery from a …

Dutch weekly Covid infections top 530,000; Hospitalizations shoot up
2 years, 11 months ago

Dutch weekly Covid infections top 530,000; Hospitalizations shoot up

NL Times  

The RIVM registered 530,015 positive coronavirus tests in the past seven days, according to the weekly statistical update from the Dutch public health institute. During the past calendar week, 56.1 percent of the 1.02 million people tested by the GGD received a positive diagnosis. "Compared to other age groups, the number of positive coronavirus tests has remained low in recent …

Temporary Covid access passes soon available for tourists from outside the EU
2 years, 11 months ago

Temporary Covid access passes soon available for tourists from outside the EU

NL Times  

People who were fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in countries outside the European Union will soon be able to get a temporary Covid access pass at the central train stations in Amsterdam, The Hague, Utrecht and Rotterdam. In a statement announcing changes to the regulation outlining use of the pass system, Health Minister Ernst Kuipers said that allowing people arriving in …

Record 74,085 new coronavirus infections; Uncounted data piling up
2 years, 11 months ago

Record 74,085 new coronavirus infections; Uncounted data piling up

NL Times  

The Netherlands set a new record for most coronavirus infections diagnosed in a single day, with 74,085 positive tests registered between Thursday and Friday morning. It was the fourth time this week that the hospital total rose in a one-day period, having increased by 10 patients since Thursday afternoon, after accounting for new admissions, discharges and deaths. Dutch hospitals admitted …

Coronavirus rules relaxed as ministers stress Covid is 'not flu'
2 years, 11 months 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'
2 years, 11 months 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 …

More positive coronavirus cases in NL, but real total is unclear
2 years, 11 months ago

More positive coronavirus cases in NL, but real total is unclear

Dutch News  

The number of positive coronavirus tests reported to public health institute RIVM is still not up to date because of technical problems, the agency said on Monday. Prime minister Mark Rutte said ahead of the most recent coronavirus rule change that the number of positive tests a day could go up to 80,000. Capacity The regional health board association GGD …

More positive coronavirus cases in NL, but real total is unclear
2 years, 11 months ago

More positive coronavirus cases in NL, but real total is unclear

Dutch News  

The number of positive coronavirus tests reported to public health institute RIVM is still not up to date because of technical problems, the agency said on Monday. Prime minister Mark Rutte said ahead of the most recent coronavirus rule change that the number of positive tests a day could go up to 80,000. Capacity The regional health board association GGD …

Amsterdam stops walk-in coronavirus testing as demand soars
2 years, 11 months ago

Amsterdam stops walk-in coronavirus testing as demand soars

Dutch News  

Amsterdam’s regional health board has decided to stop offering coronavirus testing without appointments after long queues built up on several days. Demand According to the Volkskrant, health board test centres are currently dealing with 100,000 tests a day, setting a new record of 125,000 tests on Monday. On Wednesday, the health boards and test for entry foundation Stichting Open Nederland …

Amsterdam stops walk-in coronavirus testing as demand soars
2 years, 11 months ago

Amsterdam stops walk-in coronavirus testing as demand soars

Dutch News  

Amsterdam’s regional health board has decided to stop offering coronavirus testing without appointments after long queues built up on several days. Demand According to the Volkskrant, health board test centres are currently dealing with 100,000 tests a day, setting a new record of 125,000 tests on Monday. On Wednesday, the health boards and test for entry foundation Stichting Open Nederland …

Coronavirus cases up by 21% but hospital admissions still falling
2 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus cases up by 21% but hospital admissions still falling

Dutch News  

Coronavirus infections in school-age children more than doubled in the week after schools reopened following the Christmas holidays. The total number of infections was up by 21% in the second week of January, far lower than the previous week’s 77% increase, but the trend was much stronger in younger age groups. In total 242,961 people tested positive in the seven …

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. …

Sharp increase in hospital workers getting Covid
3 years ago

Sharp increase in hospital workers getting Covid

NL Times  

The number of coronavirus infections among hospital workers is increasing significantly, especially among nurses and carers. This is really a big city problem," Amsterdam UMC director Mark Kramer said to the newspaper. "We see the repercussions of the infections among Amsterdam residents - 40 percent test positive - in our staff. With high numbers of Covid infections on top of …

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 …

Record positive Covid tests worrying, but not unexpected: Epidemiologists
3 years ago

Record positive Covid tests worrying, but not unexpected: Epidemiologists

NL Times  

While the record 24,590 positive Covid-19 tests in the Netherlands on Wednesday are worrying, it is not an unexpected development. In the past seven days, 17,478 positive tests were registered per day, 41 percent more than the previous seven days. The reproduction number is 1.8, so someone infects about two other people," microbiologist Bert Niesters of UMC Groningen said to …

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