Driving to Germany? Free coronavirus testing set up at Dutch border points
3 years, 7 months ago

Driving to Germany? Free coronavirus testing set up at Dutch border points

NL Times  

Residents of the Netherlands who work, study or receive care in Germany are able to get tested for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus free of charge from Thursday. These reasons include work, attending physical education, visiting a doctor or providing medical care in Germany. People who want to get tested for coronavirus must be able to present proof of their residence in the Netherlands. Germany currently requires Dutch residents to have tested negative for coronavirus before entering the country.

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Netherlands makes negative coronavirus test mandatory for travelers from China
1 year, 11 months ago

Netherlands makes negative coronavirus test mandatory for travelers from China

NL Times  

Travelers arriving in the Netherlands from China will need a negative coronavirus test starting next Tuesday. Health Minister Ernst Kuipers decided to order the restriction after other European member states had already taken similar measures. Kuipers had asked the Eerste Kamer, the upper house of Parliament, to come back from recess so that the senators could urgently deal with a …

More EU countries demand negative coronavirus test for travelers from China
1 year, 11 months ago

More EU countries demand negative coronavirus test for travelers from China

NL Times  

Germany, Greece, Austria, and Sweden are asking for proof of a negative coronavirus test from people traveling in from China. The four European countries are taking precautions partly because the European Union said on Wednesday evening in new advice about China that tests are, “Strongly recommended.” It was also advised to wear face masks on flights from China and to …

Dutch to offer voluntary Covid tests to visitors from China
1 year, 11 months ago

Dutch to offer voluntary Covid tests to visitors from China

Dutch News  

The Netherlands has no plans yet to follow Spain, Italy and France in introducing compulsory coronavirus tests for visitors from China, but some measures to monitor potential cases have been brought in, health minister Ernst Kuipers has told MPs. All visitors from China will be offered a voluntary test on arrival at Schiphol from Thursday and the public health institute …

Dutch to offer voluntary Covid tests to visitors from China
1 year, 11 months ago

Dutch to offer voluntary Covid tests to visitors from China

Dutch News  

The Netherlands has no plans yet to follow Spain, Italy and France in introducing compulsory coronavirus tests for visitors from China, but some measures to monitor potential cases have been brought in, health minister Ernst Kuipers has told MPs. All visitors from China will be offered a voluntary test on arrival at Schiphol from Thursday and the public health institute …

Niesters: Illusion to think you can stop coronavirus
1 year, 11 months ago

Niesters: Illusion to think you can stop coronavirus

NL Times  

Whether it is right for the government to offer travelers from China only a voluntary self-test for the coronavirus, virologist Bert Niesters does not know. The virologist explained that he is sometimes shocked at the number of people infected on flights from China. That is why, according to Niesters, it is important for China to continue testing for the coronavirus …

Prominent Dutch virologist: Coronavirus test for travelers from China is a good idea
1 year, 11 months 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Coronavirus live |
2 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus live |

The Hindu  

It is too early to say anything definite on the COVID-19 pandemic becoming an endemic, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Wednesday while inaugurating the revamped canteen of the Ministry. National India adds 30,757 COVID-19 cases, tally increased to 4,27,54,315 With 30,757 people testing positive for the coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of cases rose to …

Dutch virologist warns against total relaxation of coronavirus measures
2 years, 10 months ago

Dutch virologist warns against total relaxation of coronavirus measures

NL Times  

Dutch virologist Marion Koopmans has warned that the Netherlands is not yet out of the woods when it comes to the coronavirus, and said that caution still needs to be exercised. Speaking to NPO Radio 1 she said she doubts that the situation with the virus is at a point which justifies the “full relaxation of measures.” Measures like working …

Dutch government planning to scrap coronavirus rules on February 25
2 years, 10 months ago

Dutch government planning to scrap coronavirus rules on February 25

Dutch News  

The government is preparing to scrap the last remaining coronavirus restrictions in the Netherlands at the end of the month, sources have told NOS. Prime minister Mark Rutte indicated this week that the cabinet was ‘cautiously optimistic’ about extending the closing time of 10pm at next week’s press conference, which could mean bars, restaurants and theatres are allowed to stay …

Netherlands records its 5 millionth coronavirus infection
2 years, 10 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 …

Dutch weekly Covid infections top 530,000; Hospitalizations shoot up
2 years, 10 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 …

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. …

Dutch Covid infections near 25,000 for second straight record-breaking day
2 years, 11 months 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 …

Dutch coronavirus infections up 35 percent since last week
2 years, 11 months ago

Dutch coronavirus infections up 35 percent since last week

NL Times  

After four weeks of decreasing coronavirus infections, the numbers are now rising rapidly in the Netherlands, despite the current lockdown. The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment registered 113,554 positive coronavirus tests in the past seven days, an increase of 35 percent compared to a week earlier. Compared to a week earlier, the number of positive tests among …

Over 18,600 coronavirus infections today, including record 1,600 in Amsterdam
2 years, 11 months ago

Over 18,600 coronavirus infections today, including record 1,600 in Amsterdam

NL Times  

A total of 18,616 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus between Monday and Tuesday morning, the most in a single day since December 9. A combination of raw and corrected data put the figure at 16,222, up 35 percent in the first full week since the Omicron variant became dominant in the Netherlands. On average, 1,212 Amsterdammers tested positive …

Dutch Covid average nears 15,000 after 23% increase; Hospitalizations remain low
2 years, 11 months ago

Dutch Covid average nears 15,000 after 23% increase; Hospitalizations remain low

NL Times  

The average number of daily coronavirus infections continued to climb on Monday, the sixth straight day the figure grew after having steadily fallen since the end of November. An average of 14,929 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus each of the past seven days, 23 percent more than the previous week. A total of 14,623 people tested positive for …

Coronavirus infections shoot back up towards 17,000; Amsterdam posts new record
2 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus infections shoot back up towards 17,000; Amsterdam posts new record

NL Times  

Some 16,796 residents of the Netherlands tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus between Thursday and Friday morning. In fact, the moving average was four percent higher compared to last Friday. Just in Amsterdam, 84 percent of positive coronavirus samples tested at random on Wednesday were found to contain the new variant. National testing by the GGD during the seven-day period …

Netherlands records 3 millionth positive Covid test, including 95,000 last week
3 years ago

Netherlands records 3 millionth positive Covid test, including 95,000 last week

NL Times  

The Netherlands registered its three millionth positive coronavirus test this week, meaning the country has recorded a million new infections in just 83 days. “The number of reports per 100,000 is still highest among children of primary school age.” About 544 infections were found per capita in the Netherlands. Preliminary figures from Stichting NICE showed that 1,335 were hospitalized over …

Dutch Covid hospital cases down sharply; Infection average falls for 10th day
3 years ago

Dutch Covid hospital cases down sharply; Infection average falls for 10th day

NL Times  

Hospitals were treating 2,642 people with Covid-19 on Wednesday. The drop was almost entirely recorded in the regular care wards, where the patient total fell by 114 to 1,996. The combined patient total of 2,642 was seven percent lower compared to a week ago. Hospital admissions averaged 288 each of the past seven days, ten percent lower compared to the …

14% of passengers from South Africa are still testing positive for Covid
3 years ago

14% of passengers from South Africa are still testing positive for Covid

Dutch News  

Some 14% of passengers arriving in the Netherlands from South Africa over the past five days have tested positive for coronavirus, regional health board GGD Kennemerland said on Friday. That is a rise on last week, when 9% of passengers tested positive in the voluntary checks at the airport, but it is too early to speak of a trend, the …

14% of passengers from South Africa are still testing positive for Covid
3 years ago

14% of passengers from South Africa are still testing positive for Covid

Dutch News  

Some 14% of passengers arriving in the Netherlands from South Africa over the past five days have tested positive for coronavirus, regional health board GGD Kennemerland said on Friday. That is a rise on last week, when 9% of passengers tested positive in the voluntary checks at the airport, but it is too early to speak of a trend, the …

Coronavirus average falls for 7 days straight with 16,671 new infections today
3 years ago

Coronavirus average falls for 7 days straight with 16,671 new infections today

NL Times  

An average of 18,445 people in the Netherlands tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus each of the past seven days, according to raw data from the RIVM. It was 16 percent lower than a week ago, having fallen every day since last Sunday when the figure was 21,853. The hospital tally includes 662 people in intensive care units, an increase …

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 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 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 …

Over 21,600 positive coronavirus tests as reproduction value dips below 1.00; Hospital total falls
3 years ago

Over 21,600 positive coronavirus tests as reproduction value dips below 1.00; Hospital total falls

NL Times  

The RIVM registered 21,612 more coronavirus infections in the Netherlands between Thursday and Friday morning. The near parity between the daily total and the average supported the RIVM’s hypothesis that the number of new infections has largely stabilized. Hospitals in the Netherlands were treating 2,728 people with Covid-19 on Friday, a decrease of 3 percent in a day after accounting …

‘Hotel Omicron’ in Netherlands: World's biggest confirmed cluster of cases new COVID-19 variant
3 years ago

‘Hotel Omicron’ in Netherlands: World's biggest confirmed cluster of cases new COVID-19 variant

Firstpost  

The Dutch hotel in the town Badhoevedorp is currently housing 61 people with coronavirus, who were among the 624 travellers on two KLM flights from South Africa, where the new strain, Omicron, was first detected Badhoevedorp: Welcome to the ‘Hotel Omicron’ in the Netherlands, where a couple of quarantine fugitives have just discovered that you can check out any time …

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 …

Dutch coronavirus average tops 21,100, exceeding ECDC’s worst-case scenario
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch coronavirus average tops 21,100, exceeding ECDC’s worst-case scenario

NL Times  

The Netherlands set a new national record for average daily coronavirus infections for the 11th consecutive day. The figure rose by 6 percent when the institute revealed that 20,717 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection between Saturday and Sunday morning. On the last day of that period, 22.5 percent tested positive, down from the record set a day …

Dutch coronavirus average nears 20,000 with 350 more hospitalized
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch coronavirus average nears 20,000 with 350 more hospitalized

NL Times  

The seven-day average number of daily coronavirus infections reached a new all-time high for the tenth consecutive day on Saturday. Meanwhile, hospitals in the country admitted 350 new patients with Covid-19 between Friday and Saturday afternoon, the most in a single day since April 30. That pushed the total number of Covid patients in care up 3 percent to 2,217, …

Another Dutch record as over 23,500 test positive for coronavirus
3 years, 1 month ago

Another Dutch record as over 23,500 test positive for coronavirus

NL Times  

Some 23,680 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus between Wednesday and Thursday morning, the fourth consecutive time that a new record high was set in the Netherlands. It pushed the seven-day moving average up 6 percent to a new high of 18,039, based solely on raw data. The total included 413 people in intensive care units, an increase of …

Netherlands sets records for daily coronavirus infections, positivity rate; Over 2,000 hospitalized
3 years, 1 month ago

Netherlands sets records for daily coronavirus infections, positivity rate; Over 2,000 hospitalized

NL Times  

Over 20 thousand people were diagnosed with an infection of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus between Monday and Tuesday morning, the first time that has happened in a single day since the start of the pandemic. About 19.6 percent of people tested by the GGD health services during last calendar week were diagnosed with the infection, the highest figure ever reported. It …

Nearly 14,000 coronavirus infections; Third-highest total despite IT errors
3 years, 1 month ago

Nearly 14,000 coronavirus infections; Third-highest total despite IT errors

NL Times  

Some 13,902 people in the Netherlands tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection between Friday and Saturday morning, according to new data from the RIVM. The new data pushed the seven-day moving average up two percent to a new record, 13,409, based solely on raw data. It was also about eight-times the average reported when the government eliminated nearly all …

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: what you need to know (November 12)
3 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: what you need to know (November 12)

Dutch News  

The cabinet has agreed a package of measures which will run for an initial three weeks in an effort to cut the surge in coronavirus numbers. Early closing Non-essential shops, such as clothes shops, and casinos must close at 6pm Hairdressers, nail stylists and sex workers must shut up shop at 6pm Cafes and restaurants must close at 8pm. Supermarkets …

Not out of the woods: COVID cases rising in Western Europe
3 years, 1 month ago

Not out of the woods: COVID cases rising in Western Europe

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Santa won’t be getting his traditional welcome in the Dutch city of Utrecht this year. Nearly two years into a global health crisis that has killed more than 5 million people, infections are again sweeping across parts of Western Europe, a region with relatively high vaccination rates and good health care systems but where lockdown measures …

Over 100,000 positive Covid tests in Netherlands next week: ECDC
3 years, 1 month ago

Over 100,000 positive Covid tests in Netherlands next week: ECDC

NL Times  

The number of positive coronavirus tests in the Netherlands will continue to rise, the European health service ECDC expects. It calculates that 616 out of every 100,000 Netherlands residents will probably learn that they are infected with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus during the next calendar week. The Netherlands will likely be among some countries in the European Economic Area with the …

Dutch coronavirus avg. nears 10,000; Covid hospital total close to 1,500
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch coronavirus avg. nears 10,000; Covid hospital total close to 1,500

NL Times  

The average number of daily coronavirus infections in the Netherlands has been on the rise for over a month, and on Sunday it topped 9,900. At the same time, the number of patients being treated for Covid-19 rose by 7 percent in a day to 1,490, with ICU figures at their highest point since early June. Coronavirus infections could surpass …

NL residents less willing to get tested when they have Covid symptoms
3 years, 1 month ago

NL residents less willing to get tested when they have Covid symptoms

NL Times  

Despite the number of coronavirus infections in the Netherlands skyrocketing in the past weeks, the willingness among Netherlands residents to get tested if they have symptoms is dwindling. And a survey by public health institute RIVM showed that only 40 percent of respondents with Covid-19 symptoms went to get tested, NOS reports. "It is so important to go to the …

Dutch coronavirus infections top 6,000; Hospital total hits highest point in 20 weeks
3 years, 2 months ago

Dutch coronavirus infections top 6,000; Hospital total hits highest point in 20 weeks

NL Times  

For the first time in three weeks, over six thousand new coronavirus infections were reported in the Netherlands. The country’s health institute, RIVM, said on Sunday it registered 6,350 more positive tests for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which raised the seven-day moving average to 5,020. A relatively high number of infections was also reported in Apeldoorn and Ede.To date, the RIVM …

Dutch coronavirus average tops 3,000 with virus spreading as fast as in early July
3 years, 2 months ago

Dutch coronavirus average tops 3,000 with virus spreading as fast as in early July

NL Times  

Coronavirus infections in the Netherlands are up around 50 percent this week, with the seven-day moving average at 3,020 on Thursday. Additionally, the basic reproduction number also rose back to a point not seen since the first week of July, when the true scale of the Delta variant's infectiveness became clear. The R number reached 1.26 on September 30, meaning …

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 …

Covid-19 vaccines received abroad can soon be registered in Groningen
3 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19 vaccines received abroad can soon be registered in Groningen

NL Times  

Groningen will become the second city in the Netherlands for citizens and residents to register Covid-19 vaccinations received abroad. The pass is given to those who tested negative for the coronavirus infection, those who recovered from an infection, and people who received their last dose of a Covid-19 vaccine more than 14 days before attempting to use the pass. Health …

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