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Tremors felt in Bapatla and Prakasam districts of Andhra Pradesh
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Tremors felt in Bapatla and Prakasam districts of Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

Tremors were felt in some villages of Bapatla and Prakasam districts in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday. As per CSIR-NGRI Hyderabad records, an earthquake of 3.1 magnitude on the Richter scale struck Addanki in Bapatla district. The tremors were felt in Polavaram, Sankarapuramu, Pasupughallu, Ulaghallu, Maarella and Kamampadu villages in Mundlamooru mandal, as well as Lakkavaram, Sivaramapuramu, Rambhadrapuram, Gangavaram, Ramanalavaripalem, Korrapadu, …

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Most Dutch want age limit, mandatory helmets for fat bikes: Safe Traffic Assoc.
4 weeks ago

Most Dutch want age limit, mandatory helmets for fat bikes: Safe Traffic Assoc.

NL Times  

There is broad support among Netherlands residents for stricter regulations around fat bikes, the safe traffic association VVN found in its annual survey. Nine out of ten Dutch want a minimum age for using a fat bike and over eight in ten want a mandatory helmet. “The results of our survey show that there is strong social support for regulations …

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60 km/h speed limit on provincial roads could reduce fatal accidents: Safe traffic assoc
1 year, 9 months ago

60 km/h speed limit on provincial roads could reduce fatal accidents: Safe traffic assoc

NL Times  

The Netherlands’ safe traffic association VVN wants to lower the speed limit on provincial roads from 80 kilometers per hour to 60 to reduce the number of fatal accidents. According to the VVN, 41 percent of all fatal accidents happen on provincial roads, while they only account for 6 percent of the total road network. “A verge that is too …

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ICU nurse shortage will be a problem for years to come
3 years ago

ICU nurse shortage will be a problem for years to come

NL Times  

The Netherlands faces a shortage of intensive care nurses, and that shortage will be a problem for years to come, NU.nl reports. Last year, 462 people started training to become ICU nurses in Dutch hospitals, about 300 too few, according to NU.nl. According to V&VN, the main reason for not enough ICU nurses in training is that there are insufficient …

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Dutch hospitals preparing for "code black" scenario
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch hospitals preparing for "code black" scenario

NL Times  

It won't be long before hospitals in the Netherlands reach "code black," in which there are not enough beds to treat everyone who needs it. On Friday, Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said that we are still "very far away" from a code black in hospitals. Langenbach said hospitals are waiting for Minister De Jonge to declare code black because …

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Pandemic left majority of care workers physically and mentally exhausted
3 years, 6 months ago

Pandemic left majority of care workers physically and mentally exhausted

NL Times  

A majority of nurses, caregivers and doctors suffer from physical or mental complaints 15 months after the start of the coronavirus crisis. Burnout and post-traumatic stress disorder are lurking," Bianca Buurman of medical organization V&VN told NOS. In a joint study, V&VN and the Federation of Medical Specialists surveyed some 7,000 healthcare professionals on their well-being. The research also found …

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Care workers annoyed that RIVM linked nursing home Covid outbreaks to their education level
3 years, 11 months ago

Care workers annoyed that RIVM linked nursing home Covid outbreaks to their education level

NL Times  

Care workers are angry at Jaap van Dissel, director of public health institute RIVM, about a statement he made linking coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes to the care workers' level of education, the association for care workers and nurses V&VN said to RTL Nieuws. In an interview with NOS on Saturday, Van Dissel was asked what went wrong in the …

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