The corona virus is gradually making a comeback. The number of infections is increasing rapidly, more and more patients are being placed in ICs and risk level 2 has been announced for various regions. Read the latest news about the corona virus from Thursday 24 September here.
Update 20:13 – ‘Cabinet must prevent holiday trips to orange areas’
The cabinet must do much more to actively combat travel to orange areas if they are not necessary, say GroenLinks and SP in a parliamentary debate. Many people still go on holiday to those countries or regions, while the risk of infection with the corona virus is high there. There is a danger that the returnees will take the virus with them, especially now that a second wave is underway.
Hard agreements must be made with the travel industry, for example about stunt offers, tests and quarantine after return, said Member of Parliament Suzanne Kröger (GroenLinks). She called it “completely reprehensible” that, for example, Ryanair offers flights of 5 euros to high-risk areas and even makes the second ticket free. “It’s not enough, it’s about how we can stop this,” says Kröger.
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Update 19:16 – Police officers can be accelerated to test for corona
Police officers can be accelerated for corona testing if there is a threat of capacity shortages and the work threatens to be compromised. Police reported on Thursday that a commercial company will be conducting the accelerated tests.
These rapid tests are mainly intended for basic police care and special services such as security and (special) interventions. The work of these services has a direct impact on the safety of citizens and on the street.
Update 18:54 – Number of corona patients on intensive care units rises to 106
The number of patients in intensive care units has risen to 106, two more than the day before. This is evident from data from the National Coordination Center for Patient Distribution (LCPS).
There are 395 corona patients outside the ICU. That’s 24 more than Wednesday. In total, 501 corona patients were admitted, 26 more than the previous day. A total of 739 ic beds are occupied, 3 more than the day before.
Update 18:15 – Mayor Aboutaleb wants to nationalize corona test laboratories if necessary
Rotterdam mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb wants the cabinet to nationalize laboratories if necessary if it turns out that there is not enough capacity to test people for the corona virus. Aboutaleb told RTV Rijnmond that the capacity that is still used by the laboratories for commercial tests must be used if there are no possibilities to increase the public testing capacity.
According to the mayor, “setting up sufficient laboratory capacity” is the biggest problem at the moment. He acknowledges that this is an extreme measure and that the test capacity in the Netherlands cannot simply be increased tenfold. “If you want the total test capacity to be used universally, you could intervene,” he says.
Update 17:22 – ‘Move carnival to summer!’
Carnival is better moved to the summer. This reduces the risk of infections. That is what Maastricht professor of Social Medicine Christian Hoebe, who is also head of the Infectious Diseases department of the GGD South Limburg, says.
Hoebe, who is also a member of the Outbreak Management Team, wonders in an interview published by Maastricht University on Thursday, “whether we should actually continue to celebrate Carnival at the beginning of spring with a higher risk of infectious diseases. Carnival has probably also played a role in the spread of the corona virus. I know that’s swearing in church, but health-wise it’s better to do it in the summer. ”
Read more: “Move carnival to summer!”
Update 17:14 – No criminal record after corona fine, old notes deleted too
A fine for violation of the corona rules will no longer lead to a so-called criminal record. The cabinet is aiming for this, insiders confirm after reporting from the NOS. The decision will apply retroactively: for people who have already been fined, the judicial record will be deleted.
Read more: ‘No more criminal record after corona fine, old notes also deleted’
Update 16:34 – The majority of the Dutch want national measures and a mandatory mask in public spaces
A majority of the Dutch (59 percent) believe that the cabinet should take national measures to slow down the rapid spread of the corona virus. This is evident from research of the Heart of the Netherlandspanel of more than 3300 people.
One of those measures should become a mandatory mask in all public places, according to 54 percent of the respondents.
Read more: Majority of the Dutch want national measures and a mandatory mask in public spaces
Update 14:47 – Number of corona infections increases by 2544
The number of confirmed corona infections in the Netherlands has increased by 2,544. These positive tests were registered between Wednesday morning and Thursday morning at the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM). This is an increase from Wednesday, when 2357 reports were registered. In the past seven days, more than 15,000 people have been tested positive for the corona virus. The number of deaths from corona was highest since May 30.
Update 13:00 – Zwijndrecht hospital employees incur corona when saying goodbye
At least six employees of a location of the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Zwijndrecht have contracted the corona virus. They probably got infected during a farewell meeting for a disbanded department.
About thirty employees attended the meeting last Friday. The others can continue to work, according to the hospital. They have to keep a close eye on their own health and if they get complaints they should get tested immediately.
Update 12:41 – King not to Germany due to stricter travel rules
The intended visit of King Willem-Alexander to Germany is canceled. The decision was taken in consultation with the German authorities, the RVD reports.
Earlier this month, the German federal Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the equivalent of the Dutch RIVM, declared the provinces of South and North Holland as a risk area due to the increased number of new corona infections.
King Willem-Alexander intended to officially go abroad on September 29 for the first time since the start of the corona crisis. Together with German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, he was to visit the German-Dutch army corps in Münster, just across the border in North Rhine-Westphalia. It celebrated its silver jubilee on August 30
Update 12:16 – All Sinterklaas tours in North and Central Limburg are prohibited
Sinterklaas tours in North and Central Limburg are prohibited this year due to the corona risks. The mayors of the fifteen municipalities and the North Limburg Safety Region decided to do so. The security region announced the decision on Tuesday.
The safety region refers to the RIVM regulations and the “alarming rise” in the number of infections. “Traditional entries and parades in the Sinterklaas period cannot or hardly be organized with the current guidelines to prevent the spread of the corona virus.” Compliance with the measures, such as keeping a distance of 1.5 meters and a ban on singing or shouting, cannot be sufficiently guaranteed.
Update 13:00 – Opponents of the corona policy are bothering waiting test street
People who were waiting in Eindhoven to undergo a corona test have been harassed by activists who are against the government’s corona policy. The police have been notified.
Update 06:32 – ‘National measures needed to get virus under control’
National measures will be needed to get the coronavirus back under control, experts say AD. According to them, regional corona measures are of no use at the moment, given the number of regions where the virus flares up again rapidly.
Editorial office / ANP
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