Marc Jaspers is the owner of the Hipp catering employment agency in Heerlen. He was declared bankrupt last week. “The recovery of payroll tax has proven to be a major problem for me,” says Jaspers. “For me, this also has to do with significantly changed circumstances.” With government support, Jaspers kept about 150 people on … Read more
Sewage from the first plane that landed in Zaventem from China on Saturday tested slightly positive for the coronavirus. The Leuven Rega Institute reports this to Belgian on Saturday. The institute will now try to determine which corona variant it is, but due to the lack of feces in the water, it appears to be … Read more
There are still more than a thousand people infected with the corona virus in Belgian hospitals. This can be seen from the data of the Sciensano health institute on Tuesday. From November 29 to December 5, an average of 76.6 people were hospitalized each day due to Covid-19 Hospital recorded, a weekly increase of 22%. … Read more
For the first time, researchers have been able to show that a cat has infected a human being. Although that is probably not a major infection route. – It has been repeatedly established that people can pass the coronavirus on to their cats. As early as March 2020, researchers from the University of Liège described … Read more
The deceased regional members came from Alblasserdam (1) and Rotterdam (2). People from Maassluis (1), Papendrecht (1), Rotterdam (1), Schiedam (1) and Zwijndrecht (1) were also admitted to the hospital. The weekly average has risen to 3,277 infections per day over the past 7 days. National figures Until 10:00 this morning, 32,149 new positive tests … Read more
In the past 24 hours, 2760 new infections have been reported to RIVM in our region. This is less than on Sunday, when 3,493 infections were reported. One regional colleague has died, and two people have been hospitalized. – The deceased regional fellow came from Rotterdam. One person from Rotterdam was hospitalized and the other … Read more
The FEB sees that Belgian competitiveness is quickly going in the wrong direction. An index jump is not yet necessary, but creative solutions are required to prevent the wage slippage. – Pieter Timmermans, managing director of the employers’ federation VBO, does not shy away from big words about the six-monthly economic outlook. ‘If we don’t … Read more
The fourth corona wave had the greatest negative impact on the well-being of students, people from the culture and events sector, teachers and healthcare providers. The Corona Commissariat reports this in a press release. – Since the beginning of 2021, the Mental Assessment Group (MAG) of the Gems has regularly monitored motivation, mental health, absenteeism … Read more
From next year it will be possible to take out a flexible subscription with the NMBS: one tailored to commuters who only go to the office two or three times a week. – For people who no longer find a standard subscription interesting, the railway company NMBS will introduce a flexible train subscription from next … Read more
Open VLD, the party of Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, wants to move towards a 1G policy in Belgium. Only those who have been vaccinated can then participate in public life. “I’m afraid we can’t go any other way,” says Open VLD chairman Egbert Lachaert in The morning. – Within Open VLD there was a … Read more