Citizens' quality of life must be central in Covid approach: Gov't advisors
2 years, 10 months ago

Citizens' quality of life must be central in Covid approach: Gov't advisors

NL Times  

The Social and Cultural Planning Office and the Council for Public Health and Society called on the Cabinet on Thursday to quickly develop a long-term vision for fighting the coronavirus that focuses on citizens' quality of life. The organizations also point out that citizens are confronted with the impact of the coronavirus policy in various roles, such as employee, carer, or parent. "The various direct and indirect effects of this crisis approach on livelihoods, housing, work, and education must be part of the policymaking," the organizations said. "Take as a starting point, for example, keeping education open and taking educational disadvantages and the mental health of young people into account.

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Experts weigh in on whether the Covid pandemic is over
2 years, 3 months ago

Experts weigh in on whether the Covid pandemic is over

CNN  

Editor’s Note: The views expressed in this commentary are solely those of the writers. The problem is that what “back to normal” feels like may differ from person to person, depending on the individual’s circumstances and by what criteria they are judging the pandemic to be over. The Conversation asked three scholars of different parts of U.S. society affected by …

Government is working on long term plan for living with coronavirus: Telegraaf
3 years ago

Government is working on long term plan for living with coronavirus: Telegraaf

Dutch News  

The cabinet and a group of 150 people from the cultural, sports, hospitality and other sectors are working to devise a long term plan for living with coronavirus, the Telegraaf said on Thursday. That means, the paper said, family reunions in the summer, low key theatre shows in winter and education at home during lockdowns. This week 150 people from …

Government is working on long term plan for living with coronavirus: Telegraaf
3 years ago

Government is working on long term plan for living with coronavirus: Telegraaf

Dutch News  

The cabinet and a group of 150 people from the cultural, sports, hospitality and other sectors are working to devise a long term plan for living with coronavirus, the Telegraaf said on Thursday. That means, the paper said, family reunions in the summer, low key theatre shows in winter and education at home during lockdowns. This week 150 people from …

Hospitalizations, not infections, to take lead in determining Covid policy
3 years, 3 months ago

Hospitalizations, not infections, to take lead in determining Covid policy

NL Times  

From September 25, the cabinet is changing its approach to determining the coronavirus policy. Instead of looking at the number of infections to determine which measures are needed to keep the spread of the virus under control, the cabinet will look at the number of Covid-19 related hospital- and ICU admissions, Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said in a letter …

Experts demand 'clarity' about coronavirus policy: Telegraaf
3 years, 4 months ago

Experts demand 'clarity' about coronavirus policy: Telegraaf

Dutch News  

Greater clarity is needed about where the government coronavirus policy is heading to avoid further damage from harmful measures, experts have told the Telegraaf. Confusion rules since the government decided to backtrack on the relaxation of the rules in July, the paper claims, and it must now clarify if the measures are meant to minimise the number of infections or …

Experts demand 'clarity' about coronavirus policy: Telegraaf
3 years, 4 months ago

Experts demand 'clarity' about coronavirus policy: Telegraaf

Dutch News  

Greater clarity is needed about where the government coronavirus policy is heading to avoid further damage from harmful measures, experts have told the Telegraaf. Confusion rules since the government decided to backtrack on the relaxation of the rules in July, the paper claims, and it must now clarify if the measures are meant to minimise the number of infections or …

Coronavirus impact on well-being is minor so far, but over-75s are more lonely: SCP
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus impact on well-being is minor so far, but over-75s are more lonely: SCP

Dutch News  

The impact of coronavirus on Dutch society has been significant so far, but people are generally no less happy with their lives than before the pandemic hit, the government’s socio-cultural think-tank SCP said on Thursday. In July, respondents to the SCP’s latest annual survey of the nation’s well-being, gave their lives a score of 7.3 out of 10, unchanged from …

Coronavirus expected to cause increase in mental health problems
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus expected to cause increase in mental health problems

NL Times  

The government needs to invest in mental health care so that it is prepared to cope with an increase in mental health problems the coronavirus is expected to cause, according to social and cultural planning office SCP. People are at risk of mental health issues due to loneliness or losing their jobs, or due to coronavirus-related trauma, the planning office …

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