Gov't advised to extend Christmas school holidays, not relax other measures
4 years, 1 month ago

Gov't advised to extend Christmas school holidays, not relax other measures

NL Times  

The Outbreak Management Team advised the government to look into whether the school holidays over Christmas can be extended by a week. As Covid-19 infections are still high, no further relaxation of measures is advised, sources told NOS and RTL Nieuws. Over the past days, the number of coronavirus infections remained at a high level and there is still a lot of pressure on the healthcare system. The current plan is for Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Health Minister Hugo de Jonge to hold a press conference on December 8.

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Flu and COVID infections got worse over the holidays, with more misery expected, CDC says
1 year ago

Flu and COVID infections got worse over the holidays, with more misery expected, CDC says

The Independent  

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Pathogen watch stepped up amid holidays
1 year ago

Pathogen watch stepped up amid holidays

China Daily  

A sick child receives treatment in the pediatrics department at the PLA Strategic Support Force Characteristic Medical Center in Beijing, Nov 28, 2023. But Li Zhengmao, an official at the National Administration of Disease Prevention and Control, warned that with the continuous import of JN.1 cases and the mass movement expected during the New Year and Spring Festival holidays, this …

Summer brings COVID-19 uptick amid renewed travel, socializing. How bad will it get?
1 year, 5 months ago

Summer brings COVID-19 uptick amid renewed travel, socializing. How bad will it get?

LA Times  

Summer has brought an uptick in coronavirus transmission, but experts say it is still too early to tell whether the upswing represents a significant public health concern. “This comes at a time when people’s collective immunity is waning,” said UC San Francisco infectious-disease expert Dr. Peter Chin-Hong. In L.A. County, public health officials have noted small increases in transmission but …

Editorial: The best gift you can give your loved ones? A COVID-free holiday season
2 years ago

Editorial: The best gift you can give your loved ones? A COVID-free holiday season

LA Times  

The best gift you can give your loved ones this year? Considering it’s our third winter since the pandemic began, we should be pros at using the tools we have to avoid turning our holiday gatherings into superspreader events. Public health experts warn that the risk remains for serious illness, hospitalization and death from an infection as well as long …

Experts are concerned Thanksgiving gatherings could accelerate a 'tripledemic'
2 years, 1 month ago

Experts are concerned Thanksgiving gatherings could accelerate a 'tripledemic'

NPR  

Experts are concerned Thanksgiving gatherings could accelerate a 'tripledemic' For each of the last two years, Thanksgiving helped usher in some very unwelcome guests: Devastating waves of COVID-19. "Intensive care units are at or above capacity in every children's hospital in the United States right now," says Amy Knight, president of the Children's Hospital Association. "I think it's a really …

Coronavirus Today: Will COVID-19 take a summer vacation?
2 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus Today: Will COVID-19 take a summer vacation?

LA Times  

I’m Karen Kaplan, and it’s Tuesday, June 14. Clearing the air in schools While we’re on the topic of schools and COVID-19, let’s look at one of the pandemic’s potential silver linings — cleaner classroom air. “We haven’t had that amount of money coming from the federal government for school facilities for the last hundred years,” Anisa Heming, director of …

Teachers against changing school vacations over Covid
2 years, 8 months ago

Teachers against changing school vacations over Covid

NL Times  

Three-quarters of education staff are against shortening the summer holiday, the general education union AOb reported based on a poll among its members. The Cabinet is considering organizing school holidays differently with a view to a possible revival of the coronavirus. Organizing the school holidays differently is one of the measures the Cabinet is considering if a new, dangerous coronavirus …

Covid infections up sharply to 48,500, five days after restrictions lifted
2 years, 10 months ago

Covid infections up sharply to 48,500, five days after restrictions lifted

NL Times  

The number of new coronavirus infections diagnosed between Tuesday and Wednesday morning rose sharply compared to the previous day. It pushed the seven-days moving average up 3 percent to 36,168, though that was still 12 percent lower compared to a week earlier. Many coronavirus restrictions were lifted or relaxed on February 18, and nearly all remaining restrictions were scrapped a …

Coronavirus rules unlikely to be relaxed significantly, OMT member warns
3 years ago

Coronavirus rules unlikely to be relaxed significantly, OMT member warns

Dutch News  

A key government advisor has told a television current affairs show that people should not expect the current coronavirus measures to be lifted significantly when they are reassessed next week. Speaking on Nieuwsuur, infectious diseases expert and Outbreak Management Team member Marc Bonten said that the presence of the Omicron variant of coronavirus requires caution and that people ‘should not …

Coronavirus rules unlikely to be relaxed significantly, OMT member warns
3 years ago

Coronavirus rules unlikely to be relaxed significantly, OMT member warns

Dutch News  

A key government advisor has told a television current affairs show that people should not expect the current coronavirus measures to be lifted significantly when they are reassessed next week. Speaking on Nieuwsuur, infectious diseases expert and Outbreak Management Team member Marc Bonten said that the presence of the Omicron variant of coronavirus requires caution and that people ‘should not …

PM Johnson urges Britons to get COVID-19 jab for Christmas
3 years ago

PM Johnson urges Britons to get COVID-19 jab for Christmas

Al Jazeera  

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, on the eve of Christmas, has urged people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as a gift to their families and the nation, as a surge in cases driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant casts a shadow over the festivities. “Though the time for buying presents is theoretically running out, there is still a wonderful …

Omicron complicates holiday travel plans across the US
3 years ago

Omicron complicates holiday travel plans across the US

Al Jazeera  

Long lines for testing and fears of the new coronavirus variant have undermined holiday travel plans for a second year. Americans are facing a second Christmas of upended holiday plans, with a surge in COVID-19 infections fueled by the now-dominant Omicron variant forcing some people to cancel their travel and fret about whether it is safe to visit loved ones. …

UK health boss: COVID-19 rules could tighten by Christmas
3 years ago

UK health boss: COVID-19 rules could tighten by Christmas

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s health secretary has refused to rule out imposing tougher COVID-19 restrictions before Christmas amid the rapid rise of infections and continuing uncertainty about the omicron variant. The British Medical Association is warning that almost 50,000 doctors, nurses and other National Health Service staff in England could be off sick with Covid-19 by Christmas Day unless additional measures …

Should I change my holiday plans because of COVID-19 surge, Omicron? What experts say
3 years ago

Should I change my holiday plans because of COVID-19 surge, Omicron? What experts say

LA Times  

Nearly 100 boats participate in the opening day of the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade on Wednesday. “That superspreader event in Norway is like a perfect example of how you can disseminate COVID very quickly: You put a bunch of people together in a place that probably has poor ventilation because it’s winter time; you have them talking loudly at …

Can you safely enjoy the holidays? Experts offer COVID tips
3 years ago

Can you safely enjoy the holidays? Experts offer COVID tips

Associated Press  

The delta and omicron variants of the coronavirus are trying to spoil the holiday spirit, but there still are ways to enjoy the festivities. “We can feel safe,” Fauci said this week on NBC’s “Nightly News.” “Nothing is 100% risk-free.” A look at strategies to enjoy the holidays as safely as possible. “Half or more of infections are spread from …

More coronavirus restrictions could come in for Christmas, says De Jonge
3 years ago

More coronavirus restrictions could come in for Christmas, says De Jonge

Dutch News  

Tougher coronavirus restrictions may be needed as early as next week if the worst fears about the Omicron variant are realised, health minister Hugo de Jonge has said. On Thursday more than 88,000 positive tests were reported in the UK, a record for a 24-hour period, and infections are doubling every two days. The number of patients in hospital has …

More coronavirus restrictions could come in for Christmas, says De Jonge
3 years ago

More coronavirus restrictions could come in for Christmas, says De Jonge

Dutch News  

Tougher coronavirus restrictions may be needed as early as next week if the worst fears about the Omicron variant are realised, health minister Hugo de Jonge has said. On Thursday more than 88,000 positive tests were reported in the UK, a record for a 24-hour period, and infections are doubling every two days. The number of patients in hospital has …

How to reduce your chances of catching Covid before Christmas
3 years ago

How to reduce your chances of catching Covid before Christmas

The Independent  

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Lockdown extension, school closures likely announced in Covid press conference tonight
3 years ago

Lockdown extension, school closures likely announced in Covid press conference tonight

NL Times  

In a press conference on Tuesday evening, caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Health Minister Hugo de Jonge will announce what the coronavirus restrictions will look like over the holiday period. Only drug stores and supermarkets can remain open until 8:00 p.m. Netherlands residents are also urged not to receive more than four visitors per day. Before the press conference …

A Definitive Guide To COVID Rapid Testing During The Holidays
3 years ago

A Definitive Guide To COVID Rapid Testing During The Holidays

Huff Post  

golero via Getty Images For many of us, the 2021 holiday season hasn’t gone quite like we’d hoped on the COVID front. One thing to note when you’re shopping for tests: Rapid at-home tests are different from at-home collection tests, like those done through Labcorp, in which you take a sample and send it to a lab. This information can …

Dutch evening lockdown will likely be extended into 2022: Report
3 years ago

Dutch evening lockdown will likely be extended into 2022: Report

NL Times  

The current slate of coronavirus restrictions will be extended at least until January 1, sources close to the Cabinet told NOS. The decision to extend the evening lockdown was based on advice from the Outbreak Management Team, which was discussed by several Cabinet members on Sunday afternoon. Additionally, there will be no change to the maximum number of household guests …

Corona leaks promise more guests at the Christmas dinner table
3 years, 1 month ago

Corona leaks promise more guests at the Christmas dinner table

Dutch News  

Non-essential shops and bars and restaurants will remained closed after five in the run-up to Christmas but the maximum number of guests at the Christmas dinner table may be increased, the Telegraaf reports, citing sources close to the government. The cut-off date for the current anti-Covid measures is December 19 but it is unlikely that cabinet members will heed calls …

Divided OMT team wants longer Christmas school breaks
3 years, 1 month ago

Divided OMT team wants longer Christmas school breaks

NL Times  

The Outbreak Management Team asked the Cabinet to consider extending the Christmas holidays of schools to reduce the number of coronavirus infections. An extended school holiday was not part of the measures announced by Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Health Minister Hugo de Jonge on Friday evening. The OMT meeting last Wednesday was the most difficult so far, OMT member …

Covid measures: Cabinet leaning towards 5 p.m. closing times but no decision yet
3 years, 1 month ago

Covid measures: Cabinet leaning towards 5 p.m. closing times but no decision yet

NL Times  

The Cabinet has an idea of ​​the direction it wants to take to address the weeks of record-breaking coronavirus infections. This called for hospitality businesses, non-essential shops, and cultural institutions to close every day between the hours of 5 p.m. and 5 a.m. During those consultations, caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Health Minister Hugo de Jonge voiced the strongest …

Coronavirus Today: How to navigate Pandemic Thanksgiving 2.0
3 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus Today: How to navigate Pandemic Thanksgiving 2.0

LA Times  

I’m Karen Kaplan, and it’s Tuesday, Nov. 23. A recent survey by the Harris Poll found that half of respondents who were vaccinated were either “extremely” or “considerably” wary of spending holidays with relatives and friends who hadn’t taken advantage of the shots. “This isn’t a decision about whether you want to spend time with them,” said Dr. Curley Bonds, …

A holiday season with vaccines, boosters and rising COVID-19 infections
3 years, 1 month ago

A holiday season with vaccines, boosters and rising COVID-19 infections

LA Times  

Millions of Americans will return to the Thanksgiving table this week for the first time in two years, with vaccines and boosters in their arms and rapid tests at their disposal. “I’m hopeful that it won’t be as bad as last winter, but it could still be really, really bad,” said Jennifer Nuzzo, an infectious-disease expert at the Johns Hopkins …

How to set ground rules — about COVID vaccines and more — ahead of holiday gatherings
3 years, 1 month ago

How to set ground rules — about COVID vaccines and more — ahead of holiday gatherings

LA Times  

Holiday gatherings with COVID still in the air can be tricky, but it can be done with everyone’s safety in mind. Dr. Curley Bonds, the L.A. County mental health department’s chief medical officer, said don’t be apologetic when making safety requests as a host or, when you’re a guest, asking about the vaccination status of other attendees. “If we can …

New wave of coronavirus infections next autumn seems unavoidable, experts say
3 years, 1 month ago

New wave of coronavirus infections next autumn seems unavoidable, experts say

NL Times  

Medical experts told NOS that a spike in coronavirus infections next fall is likely despite an increasing number of people fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Extra measures, such as face masks, to stop the spread of the coronavirus will continue to be part of daily life, the experts said. Yet, the experts said that additional measures to prevent the spread of …

Christmases for next five years could be hampered by Covid, expert warns
3 years, 1 month ago

Christmases for next five years could be hampered by Covid, expert warns

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. When asked if he thought enough was being done to avoid lockdowns and allow …

Gov't not considering separate measures for unvaccinated: report
3 years, 2 months ago

Gov't not considering separate measures for unvaccinated: report

NL Times  

The Cabinet is currently not looking at different measures for unvaccinated people to reduce the number of coronavirus infections. The Outbreak Management Team advised the government to re-stress the advice to work from home, avoid crowds, and keep your distance where possible, a source within the OMT told AD. The Cabinet is also considering implementing coronavirus access passes in more …

Covid rules should stay in place because of uncertainty about spread: OMT
3 years, 2 months ago

Covid rules should stay in place because of uncertainty about spread: OMT

Dutch News  

New estimates about the spread of coronavirus in the autumn and winter are more unfavourable than thought earlier, government health advisors have said in their latest assessment of the pandemic. After social distancing was scrapped on September 25, the number of infections had risen within two weeks, and this makes it inadvisable to relax the rules even more, the OMT …

Covid rules should stay in place because of uncertainty about spread: OMT
3 years, 2 months ago

Covid rules should stay in place because of uncertainty about spread: OMT

Dutch News  

New estimates about the spread of coronavirus in the autumn and winter are more unfavourable than thought earlier, government health advisors have said in their latest assessment of the pandemic. After social distancing was scrapped on September 25, the number of infections had risen within two weeks, and this makes it inadvisable to relax the rules even more, the OMT …

Economic restrictions will go before Covid access pass, Health Min. says
3 years, 2 months ago

Economic restrictions will go before Covid access pass, Health Min. says

NL Times  

Coronavirus measures that are "economically hindering" will be released earlier than the coronavirus access pass, said Health Minister Hugo de Jonge. The digital proof that allows people to access a restaurant or museum will last longer than other rules, such as the 75 percent maximum capacity limit for specific events and the midnight closing time for the catering sector. The …

Cabinet to allow multi-day festivals under conditions
3 years, 3 months ago

Cabinet to allow multi-day festivals under conditions

NL Times  

The Cabinet will announce on Tuesday that multi-day events and festivals will be allowed again under certain conditions, insiders report. A coronavirus access pass - proof that attendees have been vaccinated, tested negative, or recently recovered from Covid-19 - will likely be mandatory. The Cabinet is currently still examining the possibilities for access passes and coronavirus testing. Sources also told …

Don’t send school classes home over one coronavirus infection, says outbreak expert
3 years, 4 months ago

Don’t send school classes home over one coronavirus infection, says outbreak expert

NL Times  

The Outbreak Management Team advised the Ministry of Health to relax the coronavirus measures for primary education as of September 20. This new school year, the rule still applied that an entire classroom must stay home if one child tested positive for the coronavirus. The OMT stated that the Cabinet can responsibly announce around September 20 that from now on …

Coronavirus | Home Ministry extends COVID-19 guidelines till September 30
3 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus | Home Ministry extends COVID-19 guidelines till September 30

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs has extended the implementation of COVID-19 management guidelines till September 30. The total number of active cases and high case positivity in some districts continued to remain a matter of concern, said the Ministry in an order. Observing that there was slackening in enforcement measures of authorities in States and Union Territories to ensure adherence …

Lower immunity against respiratory viruses could mean Covid measures in Fall, expert says
3 years, 4 months ago

Lower immunity against respiratory viruses could mean Covid measures in Fall, expert says

NL Times  

Coronavirus restrictions caused immunity for other respiratory viruses, such as the RS virus, to decline. That means certain measures might still be needed in the Fall to protect the vulnerable, member of the Outbreak Management Team Menno de Jong told AT5. “If we really let all restrictions go in November then a number of other respiratory viruses, such as the …

Relaxing Covid measures too soon could be disastrous: Acute Care boss
3 years, 4 months ago

Relaxing Covid measures too soon could be disastrous: Acute Care boss

NL Times  

If the coronavirus measures are relaxed too soon, the number of infections will spike - with the Delta variant and the still too low herd immunity, maybe to 10 thousand per day, Ernest Kuipers, head of the national acute care network LNAZ, said to Nieuwsuur. "We take growth into account when there is more mobility: people go back to work, …

Don't relax Covid measures in middle of holiday, experts say
3 years, 4 months ago

Don't relax Covid measures in middle of holiday, experts say

NL Times  

On Friday, the Dutch cabinet will hold a press conference to announce what the measures around the coronavirus will look like for the coming period. But various experts worry that relaxing measures now, in the middle of summer vacation, may be a mistake, they said to NOS. The coronavirus risk level is still at "cautious" or higher in all 25 …

As coronavirus cases surge, summer holidays may be in doubt
3 years, 6 months ago

As coronavirus cases surge, summer holidays may be in doubt

Dutch News  

New European travel advice for the Netherlands may be disappointing because of the sudden rise in coronavirus cases, and this could mean Dutch holidaymakers having to quarantine abroad, health minister Hugo de Jonge has warned. The European centre for infectious diseases ECDC bases its assessment on the number of positive cases in each EU state over the past 14 days …

As coronavirus cases surge, summer holidays may be in doubt
3 years, 6 months ago

As coronavirus cases surge, summer holidays may be in doubt

Dutch News  

New European travel advice for the Netherlands may be disappointing because of the sudden rise in coronavirus cases, and this could mean Dutch holidaymakers having to quarantine abroad, health minister Hugo de Jonge has warned. The European centre for infectious diseases ECDC bases its assessment on the number of positive cases in each EU state over the past 14 days …

We can prepare for a summer with festivals but should stay cautious: De Jong
3 years, 7 months ago

We can prepare for a summer with festivals but should stay cautious: De Jong

NL Times  

Festivals, concerts and other events can start as early as June 5 provided attendees present a negative coronavirus test. This is good news, but we should still be mindful that infection numbers can rise quickly, said virologist and member of the Outbreak Management, Menno de Jong, to AT5. “Festivals like Lowlands are possible but we should not become overly confident.” …

Himachal Extends 'Corona Curfew' by Another Week, Relaxes Timings for Opening Shops
3 years, 7 months ago

Himachal Extends 'Corona Curfew' by Another Week, Relaxes Timings for Opening Shops

News 18  

Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh government on Friday extended the coronavirus curbs till June 7 but announced relaxations, including increase in the opening hours of shops, an official spokesperson said. However, the state government has decided to provide a few relaxations like opening of all shops and other establishments from Monday to Friday for five hours from 9 am to 2 …

Don't relax rules until hospital admissions drop 20%, health experts say
3 years, 8 months ago

Don't relax rules until hospital admissions drop 20%, health experts say

Dutch News  

Government health advisors say no further coronavirus measures should be relaxed until the number of people being treated for coronavirus in hospital has gone down by 20% over an average of seven days. However, the advisors said, the crowds on King’s Day and the busy high streets make it extra important to make sure that there is a real drop …

Curfew and home visit rules to be eased as hospitals ask staff to cancel holidays
3 years, 8 months ago

Curfew and home visit rules to be eased as hospitals ask staff to cancel holidays

Dutch News  

With coronavirus infections running at an average of 7,700 a day and intensive care occupancy at its highest level for almost a year, the Dutch government is widely expected to relax its coronavirus restrictions at a press conference on Tuesday. Health minister Hugo de Jonge would not confirm on Monday whether changes to the rules are in the pipeline, but …

Highest coronavirus hospital numbers for 12 weeks, cases down again
3 years, 9 months ago

Highest coronavirus hospital numbers for 12 weeks, cases down again

Dutch News  

The number of Covid-19 patients in hospital reached its highest level for 12 weeks, despite recorded infections continuing to decline. Nearly two-thirds of available intensive care beds are currently occupied by Covid-19 patients, according to the latest figures from the public health agency RIVM. Over the last seven days recorded infections have fallen by 9.4%, but the proportion of positive …

Coronavirus upward trend continues, rules won't be relaxed for Easter
3 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus upward trend continues, rules won't be relaxed for Easter

Dutch News  

Public health institute RIVM received notification of 7,025 new cases of coronavirus in the 24 hours to Sunday morning, down 617 on Saturday but still an upward trend. In addition, Sunday and Monday’s new infection figures tend to be lower than the rest of the week. Ministers met government healthcare advisors to discuss the latest situation ahead of Tuesday’s press …

Summer holidays would bring ‘real risk’ of Covid variants, says scientist
3 years, 9 months ago

Summer holidays would bring ‘real risk’ of Covid variants, says scientist

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists have warned foreign holidays in July and August present “a real risk” of bringing Covid …

Covid restrictions in nursing homes may be relaxed on Monday: Report
3 years, 10 months ago

Covid restrictions in nursing homes may be relaxed on Monday: Report

NL Times  

The cabinet may announce as early as Monday that several corona measures in nursing homes will no longer apply or become more flexible. The Outbreak Management Team is examining the issue whether relaxation in nursing homes is already possible, now that most people there have received an injection against the coronavirus. “We certainly want to offer the relief of measures …

Coronavirus rule relaxation is risky but responsible, Rutte says
3 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus rule relaxation is risky but responsible, Rutte says

Dutch News  

As expected, prime minister Mark Rutte announced four changes to the current coronavirus regulations at Tuesday evening’s press conference, but said the curfew will be extended until the morning of March 15. Old lives ‘It will still be a while before we get our old lives back,’ health minister Hugo de Jonge said. ‘And we are now seeing the first …

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