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Corona infections continue to increase; pool keeps doors closed
The number of corona infections continues to increase. After a reasonable drop from 17 on Sunday and 17 on Monday, another 41 positive tests are reported today. On Monday afternoon, the municipality held consultations with GPs, GGD and Talma Urk and is waiting for tonight’s press conference and a regional meeting (Wednesday evening) before taking further steps. In the meantime, it is already clear that Swimming Pool ‘t Bun will keep its doors closed until at least December 1.
With 41 new infections, the number of Urkers who were tested positive for the coronavirus in the past seven days comes to 187. Relatively speaking, that is 889.1 per 100,000 inhabitants. The official channels mention 1 hospitalization in the past seven days, but there are more. “The number of hospital admissions that are formally reported is lower than in reality. We hear that from hospitals and as a municipality we also need more information, ” says a spokesman for the municipality. The consultation last Monday afternoon with the GPs, GGD and Talma Urk has revealed that a joint message will soon be released. “The meeting was planned as a regular meeting with Mayor Van den Bos, but of course it was also about corona. While things seem to be going in the right direction for the rest of the country, we are still dealing with an increase. The core of our joint message will be: the virus does not spread, we do that ourselves. ” In the past week, the municipality started a social media campaign in which Urkers from various corners of society expressed the need to adhere to the corona measures. underline. “We see in the reactions we receive that the picture is changing. More and more people are starting to see its seriousness and understand that spreading the virus has everything to do with our behavior. ”
Last weekend it became clear that residents of both Talma Haven and ‘t Kompas have contracted the corona virus. At primary school de Regenboog there is a cluster outbreak among teachers. The school is closed all week in consultation with the GGD.
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