Experts debating where to relax Covid-19 measures first - hard hit Brabant, or less hit northern NL
4 years, 8 months ago

Experts debating where to relax Covid-19 measures first - hard hit Brabant, or less hit northern NL

NL Times  

This week the Dutch government's Outbreak Management Team is examining possible "exit strategies" for how the Netherlands will get out of the coronavirus crisis and start relaxing measures. One is to first relax measures in the northern provinces, where Covid-19 hasn't spread much and hospitals have the capacity to treat new cases. The idea behind relaxing measures in the northern provinces first is that the low number of infections means hospitals in the region have capacity to treat new cases. Sake de Vlas, professor of infectious disease modeling at Erasmus University Rotterdam, called it a "very logical option" to first look at the northern provinces, speaking to Dagblad van het Noorden.

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Covid measures should only be relaxed in January, epidemiologist says
4 years, 1 month ago

Covid measures should only be relaxed in January, epidemiologist says

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At the current rate at which the number of Covid-19 infections in the Netherlands is falling, it will only be wise to relax the coronavirus measures in early to mid-January, Susan van den Hof, epidemiologist at public health institute RIVM said to NU.nl. According to Van den Hof, a relaxation of measures can only be considered when the number of …

Concerns for new Covid wave in Noord-Brabant; People becoming careless, experts say
4 years, 5 months ago

Concerns for new Covid wave in Noord-Brabant; People becoming careless, experts say

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Regional differences in coronavirus situations call for customized measures, professor says
4 years, 8 months ago

Regional differences in coronavirus situations call for customized measures, professor says

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The number of coronavirus patients in the Netherlands is decreasing, but not at the same pace everywhere. Professor for microbiology Alex Friedrich of the UMC in Groningen therefore advocates for measures to be determined by region, to compensate for the differences, RTL Nieuws reports. According to RTL's own analysis of RIVM figures, the south of the country is still struggling …

North could emerge from coronavirus lockdown sooner, say experts
4 years, 8 months ago

North could emerge from coronavirus lockdown sooner, say experts

Dutch News  

The northern provinces of Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe could emerge from lockdown sooner than the rest of the Netherlands because of the low rate of infection in the region, experts say. Sake de Vlas, professor of infectious disease modelling at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, told Dagblad van het Noorden it was a ‘sensible option’ to consider opening up the …

North could emerge from coronavirus lockdown sooner, say experts
4 years, 8 months ago

North could emerge from coronavirus lockdown sooner, say experts

Dutch News  

The northern provinces of Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe could emerge from lockdown sooner than the rest of the Netherlands because of the low rate of infection in the region, experts say. Sake de Vlas, professor of infectious disease modelling at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, told Dagblad van het Noorden it was a ‘sensible option’ to consider opening up the …

Coronavirus kills another 175 pushing Dutch death toll over 1,000 mark
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus kills another 175 pushing Dutch death toll over 1,000 mark

NL Times  

Some 1,039 people in the Netherlands who previously tested positive for coronavirus have died since the end of February, Dutch public health agency RIVM said on Tuesday. The Netherlands is in the process of scaling up its intensive care unit bed count to 1,600, which leaves just 477 beds for patients without Covid-19, when the country normally needs about 575. …

Covid-19 diagnoses in NL jump to 503; fifth death
4 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19 diagnoses in NL jump to 503; fifth death

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Another 121 people in the Netherlands tested positive for the new coronavirus, bringing the total Covid-19 diagnoses in the country up to 503, public health institute RIVM said on Wednesday. According to mayor Jack Mikkers of Den Bosch, he and his colleagues strove for a balance between curbing the spread of the virus and allowing the Noord-Brabant economy to run …

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