Not in the catering industry, not even in theaters or cinemas and not even in schools: most infections take place in the workplace. At least it shows from a study of Medicine for the People, about which The last news writes. Small side note: the study took place in Belgium, but there is little reason … Read more
The coronavirus that has gripped Europe is a more aggressive variant of the virus that passed from animals to humans in Wuhan at the end of last year. It could even explain why China got the epidemic under control so much more easily, writes De Volkskrant. The corona virus roughly consists of the G and … Read more
As the coronavirus takes its toll again, we are pinning all our hopes on a vaccine “ that might be there before the end of the year. ” Kate Bingham, head of the UK Vaccine Task Force, is tempering expectations. “We don’t know if there will ever be an effective vaccine,” she writes in The … Read more
Now that the corona virus is getting really close for many people, it is time to pull out all the stops. Taking vitamin D would reduce the risk of getting infected. If the virus does get to you, the chance may be smaller that you will become very ill. That’s what professors of immunology, scientists … Read more
This week, there are just as many corona patients in Belgian hospitals as during the first wave. Another doubling is expected before mid-November. At some Brussels hospitals they are already experiencing ‘Italian situations’, reports Het Laatste Nieuws. “This morning, a corona patient who we should have been able to put on the heart-lung machine died”, … Read more
Today, tomorrow and Monday it must become visible that the partial lockdown has sufficient effect, Prime Minister Rutte said on Friday. Today meets that requirement. But we shouldn’t cheer too soon. The RIVM came up with the figures with hours delay and they would be incomplete. If so, they say nothing Infections: 8669 Recordings 92 … Read more
Ukrainian fitness influencer Dmitriy Stuzhuk thought Covid-19 didn’t exist. He eventually died of complications from the disease. Stuzhuk, who had more than a million followers on Instagram, became infected during a trip to Turkey. Back in Ukraine, the 33-year-old fitness fanatic was tested positive and became seriously ill. He had to be hospitalized. After eight … Read more
The Dutch Public Broadcasting Foundation NOS has removed the logos from the satellite cars that journalists use on location. The reason is persistent threats. “A defeat for journalism.” – ‘This week we took a step that we thought we should never take: we have had the NOS logos removed from the cars we travel with … Read more
– Image editing by Djanlissa Pringels – IC doctor Armand Girbes registered last weekend this podcast something that strikes him about the corona patients who are now in his hospital: they are “mainly people with a non-Western background who do not speak the language completely.” It is an impression, he says himself, and he immediately … Read more
The number of corona infections is considerably higher in socio-economically weaker neighborhoods than in other parts of the large cities, RTL Nieuws writes. Neighborhoods such as Laak in The Hague, Southeast in Amsterdam and Feijenoord in Rotterdam have a relatively high degree of contamination, according to research by RTL Nieuws into 39 neighborhoods in the … Read more