Between Friday morning and Saturday morning, 39,536 corona cases were registered. The actual number is probably quite high because of the growing backlog at the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM). The institute has been struggling with a backlog for more than a week. Those infections have already been identified, but have … Read more
The advice of the Outbreak Management Team (OMT) to combat the corona virus too often lacks sufficient scientific substantiation, says Armand Girbes, professor of intensive care medicine. “Politics and science are starting to get mixed up a lot, which is gradually giving me quite a bit of annoyance,” says Girbes, who is also a clinical … Read more
The police arrested two suspects in Eindhoven on Friday evening who had a large amount of money in their pocket. The police stopped the two because they behaved suspiciously. They ran off and threw money away. Agents got hold of the two on Floraplein and it turned out that they had much more money with … Read more
Despite the fact that about 99 percent of people have mild or even no complaints after being infected with the omikron variant of the coronavirus, according to Jaap van Dissel of the RIVM, it is too early to call this form of the coronavirus a flu. “The flu has a different clinical picture and the … Read more
A van crashed into a tree and a lamppost on Vlashoflaan in Tilburg on Friday night. “The damage was extensive,” said a correspondent. Local residents heard the loud bang and went outside to look. They then saw the driver run away and went after him. After a short search, the suspect was found, he was … Read more
For the first time in more than six months, fewer people died last week than is normal for the time of year. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) points to the lockdown, the booster campaign and the emergence of the presumably less deadly omikron variant as possible causes. But the researchers do not yet have the data with … Read more
For the first time in more than six months, fewer people died last week than is normal for the time of year. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) points to the lockdown, the booster campaign and the emergence of the presumably less deadly omikron variant as possible causes. But the researchers do not yet have the data with … Read more
The number of admitted patients with corona in Dutch hospitals fell to the lowest level in one month on Monday. Last 24 hours, 82 patients with corona were brought in to the nursing wards and 11 new admissions were made to the intensive care units. In total, there are still 1,239 people with a positive … Read more
The catering industry should not allow itself to be lent for a day to a protest action. For that reason, cafes and restaurants in Breda should not open on Saturday, while in other parts of the country the catering industry does open as a protest. The local Breda branch of the Royal Horeca Netherlands (KHN) … Read more
The World Health Organization WHO has approved two new treatments for Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. It is a combination of corticosteroids and the drug baricitinib, which is prescribed for rheumatoid arthritis. This helps improve the survival rates of critically ill people. They also need ventilation for a shorter period of time, which … Read more