Coronavirus self test kits could be in the shops next month, says health minister
3 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus self test kits could be in the shops next month, says health minister

Dutch News  

Fast coronavirus tests which don’t require medical supervision could be available in supermarkets and pharmacies by next month, health minister Hugo de Jonge said on Friday. Fast tests, which people can take themselves, could be used by employers, and at schools and universities to making working conditions safer, De Jonge is quoted as saying by broadcaster NOS. ‘That is why we want to make it possible for manufacturers to make a self-test version of their fast tests.’ Trouw reported on Friday morning that millions of fast coronavirus tests remain unused in warehouses because the government wants to take a ‘careful’ approach to using them. Positive tests Meanwhile, the public health institute RIVM recorded 4,727 new cases of coronavirus in the 24 hours to Friday morning.

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Masks, social distancing back on as schools fear Covid-19 disruption
1 year ago

Masks, social distancing back on as schools fear Covid-19 disruption

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Safety precautions to combat the spread of Coronavirus are being reinforced at many educational institutions following reports of a spike in cases in Kerala and Karnataka, while five new infections in Hyderabad took the count of active cases to 14. Authorities are issuing advisories urging students and staff to practice social distancing, ensure mask discipline, avoid group gatherings, undergo …

Government drops self testing and quarantine for coronavirus
1 year, 9 months ago

Government drops self testing and quarantine for coronavirus

Dutch News  

The cabinet on Friday agreed to scrap the last of the coronavirus measures currently in place, dropping the self-test requirement if people have complaints as well as the remaining quarantine measures. ‘By ending the last of the coronavirus measures, we are leaving behind an extraordinary period, and one which we will not forget quickly,’ Kuipers said. The public health institute …

No need for booster vaccine against coronavirus this spring, experts decide
1 year, 10 months ago

No need for booster vaccine against coronavirus this spring, experts decide

Dutch News  

Coronavirus experts have advised against another round of vaccinations this spring because there is enough immunity in the population from previous vaccines or infections. The advisers will decide later in the year whether there should be another booster round in the autumn, when the peak season for coronavirus infections begins. Doctors should still be able to prescribe a vaccine for …

No need for booster vaccine against coronavirus this spring, experts decide
1 year, 10 months ago

No need for booster vaccine against coronavirus this spring, experts decide

Dutch News  

Coronavirus experts have advised against another round of vaccinations this spring because there is enough immunity in the population from previous vaccines or infections. The advisers will decide later in the year whether there should be another booster round in the autumn, when the peak season for coronavirus infections begins. Doctors should still be able to prescribe a vaccine for …

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 …

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 …

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 …

If exposed to the coronavirus, take 3 home tests to boost accuracy, FDA now says
2 years, 4 months ago

If exposed to the coronavirus, take 3 home tests to boost accuracy, FDA now says

LA Times  

Boxes of rapid coronavirus tests are displayed for sale at a drugstore. People screening themselves at home should use three tests to more accurately detect the virus, according to new FDA recommendations. If you were exposed to the coronavirus, take three home tests instead of two to make sure you’re not infected, according to new U.S. recommendations released Thursday. But …

Self-tests without Covid symptoms often inaccurate: study
2 years, 5 months ago

Self-tests without Covid symptoms often inaccurate: study

NL Times  

During the period when the Omicron variant of the coronavirus was dominant, the accuracy of three commercially available self-tests was low for people without coronavirus symptoms. A large group of Dutch researchers examined three commercially available and often-used coronavirus self-tests from Acon Labs, MP Biomedicals, and Siemens-Healthineers on more than 3,600 people without coronavirus symptoms. They then received one of …

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 …

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 …

Self-test kits OK'd for earlier detection
2 years, 9 months ago

Self-test kits OK'd for earlier detection

China Daily  

An employee counts disposable swabs while packaging COVID-19 rapid antigen test kits in Hong Kong, South China, on March 3, 2022. In two separate notices, issued on Friday and Saturday, the National Medical Products Administration allowed five companies－Beijing Savant Biotechnology, Nanjing Vazyme Biotech, Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech, Beijing Jinwofu Bioengineering Technology and Shenzhen-based BGI PathoGenesis Pharmaceutical Technology－to revise its COVID-19 antigen …

Self-test kits OK'd for earlier detection
2 years, 9 months ago

Self-test kits OK'd for earlier detection

China Daily  

An employee counts disposable swabs while packaging COVID-19 rapid antigen test kits in Hong Kong, South China, on March 3, 2022. In two separate notices, issued on Friday and Saturday, the National Medical Products Administration allowed five companies－Beijing Savant Biotechnology, Nanjing Vazyme Biotech, Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech, Beijing Jinwofu Bioengineering Technology and Shenzhen-based BGI PathoGenesis Pharmaceutical Technology－to revise its COVID-19 antigen …

Self-test kits OK'd for earlier detection
2 years, 9 months ago

Self-test kits OK'd for earlier detection

China Daily  

An employee counts disposable swabs while packaging COVID-19 rapid antigen test kits in Hong Kong, South China, on March 3, 2022. In two separate notices, issued on Friday and Saturday, the National Medical Products Administration allowed five companies－Beijing Savant Biotechnology, Nanjing Vazyme Biotech, Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech, Beijing Jinwofu Bioengineering Technology and Shenzhen-based BGI PathoGenesis Pharmaceutical Technology－to revise its COVID-19 antigen …

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 …

S. Korea to give out rapid tests as omicron shatters record
2 years, 10 months ago

S. Korea to give out rapid tests as omicron shatters record

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea will distribute free coronavirus rapid test kits at schools and senior care facilities starting next week as it weathers an unprecedented wave of infections driven by the fast-moving omicron variant. 2 official behind President Moon Jae-in, said officials will start distributing free rapid test kits next week at kindergartens, elementary schools and senior care …

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 …

More free rapid COVID tests are coming. Here’s what we know so far
2 years, 11 months ago

More free rapid COVID tests are coming. Here’s what we know so far

LA Times  

Abbott Laboratories’ BinaxNOW is one of at least 14 at-home antigen COVID-19 tests authorized for over-the-counter sale by the Food and Drug Administration. The Biden administration announced Monday that insurers will be required to cover the cost of rapid home COVID tests for their customers, starting Saturday. People with insurance can also order free test kits from COVIDTests.gov, the administration …

Self-test kits could lead to unreported cases, warn officials
2 years, 11 months ago

Self-test kits could lead to unreported cases, warn officials

Hindustan Times  

A surge in the demand for Covid-19 self-testing kits has raised concerns about underreporting of cases even as health officials termed these kits “a boon” as they have taken a significant load off the traditional Covid-19 testing infrastructure amid the fifth wave of the pandemic in the city. Chemist associations in the city said the demand for self-test kits has …

EXPLAINER: Where are the COVID-19 tests that Biden promised?
3 years ago

EXPLAINER: Where are the COVID-19 tests that Biden promised?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced last month that the federal government will buy half a billion COVID-19 rapid test kits and distribute them free to people to use at home. The federal government is expected to get delivery of the first batch of tests “over the next week or so,” according to White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients. “We’re …

Coronavirus infections in the Netherlands hit new record at almost 25,000
3 years ago

Coronavirus infections in the Netherlands hit new record at almost 25,000

Dutch News  

A record 24,590 positive coronavirus tests were reported to public health institute RIVM in the 24 hours to Wednesday morning – the highest ever figure in a single day. Read all the latest statistics, in English Amsterdam had the highest number of positive tests with 2,264 new cases in 24 hours. Tough anti-coronavirus measures have been in effect in the …

Coronavirus infections in the Netherlands hit new record at almost 25,000
3 years ago

Coronavirus infections in the Netherlands hit new record at almost 25,000

Dutch News  

A record 24,590 positive coronavirus tests were reported to public health institute RIVM in the 24 hours to Wednesday morning – the highest ever figure in a single day. Read all the latest statistics, in English Amsterdam had the highest number of positive tests with 2,264 new cases in 24 hours. Tough anti-coronavirus measures have been in effect in the …

Self testing kits do detect Omicron, Dutch health institute says
3 years ago

Self testing kits do detect Omicron, Dutch health institute says

Dutch News  

Dutch public health institute RIVM has carried out experiments with coronavirus self testing kits and did not find a difference in the ability to detect Delta and Omicron variants of the virus, broadcaster NOS said on Wednesday. The FDA said in a statement that antigen tests ‘do detect the Omicron variant, but may have reduced sensitivity,’ which means the tests …

Self testing kits do detect Omicron, Dutch health institute says
3 years ago

Self testing kits do detect Omicron, Dutch health institute says

Dutch News  

Dutch public health institute RIVM has carried out experiments with coronavirus self testing kits and did not find a difference in the ability to detect Delta and Omicron variants of the virus, broadcaster NOS said on Wednesday. The FDA said in a statement that antigen tests ‘do detect the Omicron variant, but may have reduced sensitivity,’ which means the tests …

Demand for rapid at-home COVID-19 tests is so high, pharmacies are rationing
3 years ago

Demand for rapid at-home COVID-19 tests is so high, pharmacies are rationing

LA Times  

One highly sought-after item to prepare for safer holiday gatherings is frustratingly hard to find — at-home rapid COVID-19 tests. Sax said he wouldn’t visit his parents if he had any signs of a respiratory illness, such as a scratchy throat, even if the rapid test results showed a negative result. “I would not go visit grandma with a respiratory …

COVID-19 tests are in high demand with the winter surge. Here’s how to get them
3 years ago

COVID-19 tests are in high demand with the winter surge. Here’s how to get them

LA Times  

Rapid COVID-19 test kits, such as this one from Lucira, can be ordered online. “If you’re going to be indoors, you all should be testing before you show up at that gathering,” Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer has said. Testing sites Here is information on getting tested: Los Angeles County Los Angeles city Long Beach Pasadena Orange …

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, …

Corona self-testing now official government advice: but are there risks?
3 years, 1 month ago

Corona self-testing now official government advice: but are there risks?

Dutch News  

The Dutch government has announced that people with mild cold symptoms can take a self-test for coronavirus, rather than being advised to get an official test immediately. Bert Niesters, professor in medical microbiology at the University of Groningen UMGG, told NOS that with very sick patients, the tests were likely to be accurate ‘but the problem is people with mild …

Corona self-testing now official government advice: but are there risks?
3 years, 1 month ago

Corona self-testing now official government advice: but are there risks?

Dutch News  

The Dutch government has announced that people with mild cold symptoms can take a self-test for coronavirus, rather than being advised to get an official test immediately. Bert Niesters, professor in medical microbiology at the University of Groningen UMGG, told NOS that with very sick patients, the tests were likely to be accurate ‘but the problem is people with mild …

Gov't to deploy self-tests for Covid symptoms as PCR capacity runs out
3 years, 1 month ago

Gov't to deploy self-tests for Covid symptoms as PCR capacity runs out

NL Times  

The caretaker Cabinet wants to widely use self-tests for people with coronavirus symptoms. The government is following advice from the Outbreak Management Team, which stated that "frequent and easily accessible self-testing can be an important addition to the current package, also for people with symptoms, and could help lower the threshold and increase the willingness for testing." "According to a …

Weekly Covid infections up 40% to 154,000; Schoolchildren, parents infected more often
3 years, 1 month ago

Weekly Covid infections up 40% to 154,000; Schoolchildren, parents infected more often

NL Times  

The coronavirus is continuing to spread through the Netherlands at a fast rate. In the past week, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment registered 153,957 positive coronavirus tests. The number of positive tests is more than 39 percent higher than last week. The age group of 5- to 14-year-olds represented the highest number of positive tests last …

Record number of coronavirus cases per day, hospital admissions 'rising fast'
3 years, 1 month ago

Record number of coronavirus cases per day, hospital admissions 'rising fast'

Dutch News  

More than 19,000 people were reported to have tested positive for coronavirus in the Netherlands in the last 24 hours, breaking the previous daily record by almost 3,000. Latest figures from the public health agency RIVM also showed 19.2% of all tests had a positive result, itself a record, while the seven-day average figure climbed to 14,499. If people can’t …

Record number of coronavirus cases per day, hospital admissions 'rising fast'
3 years, 1 month ago

Record number of coronavirus cases per day, hospital admissions 'rising fast'

Dutch News  

More than 19,000 people were reported to have tested positive for coronavirus in the Netherlands in the last 24 hours, breaking the previous daily record by almost 3,000. Latest figures from the public health agency RIVM also showed 19.2% of all tests had a positive result, itself a record, while the seven-day average figure climbed to 14,499. If people can’t …

More than half a million have a free coronavirus test in run up to stricter rules
3 years, 2 months ago

More than half a million have a free coronavirus test in run up to stricter rules

Dutch News  

A record 534,000 coronavirus tests were booked as part of the ‘test for entry’ scheme over the past week, the foundation running the programme said on Monday. Around half the people getting tested said they planned to visit a restaurant, café or club, while 5% were planning to take part in some form of sports. The QR code shows if …

More than half a million have a free coronavirus test in run up to stricter rules
3 years, 2 months ago

More than half a million have a free coronavirus test in run up to stricter rules

Dutch News  

A record 534,000 coronavirus tests were booked as part of the ‘test for entry’ scheme over the past week, the foundation running the programme said on Monday. Around half the people getting tested said they planned to visit a restaurant, café or club, while 5% were planning to take part in some form of sports. The QR code shows if …

New coronavirus cases top 10,000 for the first time since July
3 years, 2 months ago

New coronavirus cases top 10,000 for the first time since July

Dutch News  

The number of positive coronavirus tests in the Netherlands topped 10,000 in the 24 hours to Thursday morning, the highest figure since July 18. In total, the public health institute RIVM recorded 10,272 positive tests, a rise of 1,102 on Wednesday’s figure. The regional health boards are currently carrying out around 60,000 tests a day, giving a positive test rate …

Positive coronavirus tests rise 48% in a week, autumn rise is underway
3 years, 2 months ago

Positive coronavirus tests rise 48% in a week, autumn rise is underway

Dutch News  

The number of positive coronavirus tests in the Netherlands has gone up 48% in the past week, hitting nearly 18,000, public health institute RIVM said in its weekly Tuesday update. ‘The expected autumn rise in coronavirus cases would appear to have started,’ the RIVM said. More coronavirus has also been identified through waste water analysis and more people are also …

Decrease in weekly coronavirus infections continues; Hospital cases fall below 10-week low
3 years, 3 months ago

Decrease in weekly coronavirus infections continues; Hospital cases fall below 10-week low

NL Times  

The coronavirus is managing to infect fewer and fewer people in the Netherlands. In the past seven days, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment registered 11,760 positive tests for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection. Preliminary data from intensive care monitor NICE showed that 213 people had coronavirus-related complaints that were bad enough that they had to be hospitalized …

Students using Covid self tests, but following other rules getting harder
3 years, 3 months ago

Students using Covid self tests, but following other rules getting harder

NL Times  

People are finding it increasingly difficult to adhere to the coronavirus measures that are still in place. The respondents also indicated that they support the current coronavirus policy less, people are tested less often at the GGD if they have symptoms, and they more often opt for a self-test. "When the numbers fell rapidly at the beginning of the summer, …

Travelers submitted to over 2.8 million coronavirus access tests this summer
3 years, 4 months ago

Travelers submitted to over 2.8 million coronavirus access tests this summer

NL Times  

Over 2.8 million appointments for free coronavirus tests were made by people who needed the tests to be able to travel in July and August, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management said on Wednesday. Out of the total, 2.55 million appointments were made at a commercial test location using testvoorjereis.nl, and the other appointments were with scheduled at a …

Rutte: self-testing is crucial to keep infections low in holiday season
3 years, 4 months ago

Rutte: self-testing is crucial to keep infections low in holiday season

Dutch News  

Prime minister Mark Rutte has urged people going abroad this summer to test themselves for coronavirus on their return, even if they have been vaccinated. Rutte said testing would play a ‘crucial’ role in keeping infections down going into the autumn. The government is sending letters out to eight million households this month that will allow them to claim two …

Rutte: self-testing is crucial to keep infections low in holiday season
3 years, 4 months ago

Rutte: self-testing is crucial to keep infections low in holiday season

Dutch News  

Prime minister Mark Rutte has urged people going abroad this summer to test themselves for coronavirus on their return, even if they have been vaccinated. Rutte said testing would play a ‘crucial’ role in keeping infections down going into the autumn. The government is sending letters out to eight million households this month that will allow them to claim two …

All eight million households in NL to get two free fast coronavirus tests
3 years, 4 months ago

All eight million households in NL to get two free fast coronavirus tests

Dutch News  

All eight million households in the Netherlands will this month receive an letter inviting them to apply for two free coronavirus self tests, the first of which are due to arrive this week. ‘By testing, we are reducing the chance that we inadvertently take coronavirus to our family, work or school, and we prevent clusters.’ Regional health board workers will …

All eight million households in NL to get two free fast coronavirus tests
3 years, 4 months ago

All eight million households in NL to get two free fast coronavirus tests

Dutch News  

All eight million households in the Netherlands will this month receive an letter inviting them to apply for two free coronavirus self tests, the first of which are due to arrive this week. ‘By testing, we are reducing the chance that we inadvertently take coronavirus to our family, work or school, and we prevent clusters.’ Regional health board workers will …

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