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7.02 – De Jonge does not understand the resistance

Outgoing Health Minister Hugo de Jonge cannot understand that some people who oppose the corona measures do not want to be vaccinated either. According to the minister, vaccination is the only way out of the corona crisis, he says in conversation with NU.nl.

“People who do not want to be pricked do not want to go back to the measures. But they do make the way out of the crisis, vaccinating, suspicious. That’s very weird. It’s not possible to do both,” De Jonge told the news site. “There’s something decadent about thinking that you can give thanks for the only means that will get us out of this crisis, but at the same time count on solidarity and the protection of others who do get vaccinated.”

“A kind of corona fatigue has arisen. A kind of anger out of helplessness. I can understand that,” said De Jonge. “But I can’t understand that you don’t want to contribute to reducing that nasty virus by getting vaccinated and at the same time you don’t want those measures.”

6.45 – Protest groups take action against vaccinating children

Protest groups will go to Malieveld in The Hague on Saturday to protest against the vaccination of children. They also criticize the wearing of mouth caps by children and the testing of this group. Action group Viruswaarheid organizes the event together with Police 4 Freedom, Nederland in Verzet, LNN, Lijst 30 and Army of Love.

No music is allowed during the protest. According to a spokesperson for the mayor of The Hague, this was decided because in previous protests against the corona measures it appeared that music “soon set people too close to each other.”

The organizers had to draw up and submit a clear plan in advance, including with regard to compliance with the corona measures during the protest. Emergency services will monitor this, the spokesperson said. “Otherwise they will be held accountable for it.”

6.35 – United States sends 4 million corona vaccines to Indonesia

The United States is sending four million doses of the Moderna vaccine to Indonesia to help the country fight the coronavirus. US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said this during a meeting with Indonesian minister Retno Marsudi on Friday. Sullivan said the vaccines will be shipped “as soon as possible,” the White House said in a statement.

Both officials also discussed US plans to further increase aid to the country. “Sullivan stressed the importance of Indonesia and Southeast Asia to the Biden-Harris administration and ending the pandemic in general and pledged continued high-level support and engagement,” the White House said.

Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world and is experiencing one of the worst outbreaks of Covid-19 in Asia. In eight of the past 12 days, authorities registered a record number of daily infections. Nearly 26,000 newly infected people were reported on Friday and a record number of 539 corona deaths.

Last Tuesday, the Red Cross warned that due to an outbreak of the highly contagious Delta strain and increased travel through the Muslim fasting month, Indonesia is approaching a “catastrophe”.

6.30 – Suriname lifts curfew on Sunday, curfew remains

The Surinamese government has decided to lift the curfew that was still in place before Sunday. The curfew, which applies between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m., will remain in force, Paramaribo announced via a press release on Friday evening.

Another relaxation is that you can work out again. Individual sports are allowed and yoga and dance schools and fitness centers are also opening again. Schools will remain closed for the time being, except for the exam classes. Churches and other places of worship will also remain closed, but the aim is to open them in phases from 11 July. Other measures such as the ban on being together with more than five people, restaurants that are not allowed to open and the closing of borders remain in place, the press release said.

The figures published daily show that the number of positive cases is slowly decreasing. On Friday, the counter stood at 127 new cases, 30 percent of the total of 425 people tested. On Thursday that percentage was still 41 percent and on Wednesday almost 37 percent. 34 people are in intensive care, while 137 Surinamese are being treated in hospital. The total number of corona deaths now stands at 539.

Suriname is dealing with the third wave of contamination, with the so-called Brazilian or Manaus variant being the biggest culprit. This virus variant is much more contagious than other mutants from the early days of the pandemic.

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