Prospects not looking good yet The number of people who were tested for SARS-CoV-2 increased by 20% last week. The number of people who tested positive rose by 7%. The reproduction number also rose above 1.
Policy on coronavirus measures causes friction, but compliance is still high for now Compliance with the coronavirus measures in the Netherlands, such as the night-time curfew, working from home and avoiding crowds, is still high.
Decrease in meningococcal disease, outbreak of parrot fever in 2019 In the State of Infectious Diseases, RIVM provides an annual overview of the most important developments in relation to infectious diseases in the Netherlands.
Care workers in district nursing invited for COVID-19 vaccination Starting today, care workers in the district nursing sector can make an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccination through the national GGD call centre. They will receive an invitation through their employers.
First effects of COVID-19 vaccination visible among nursing home residents The number of infections among nursing home residents is decreasing in the Netherlands. On the other hand, infections among older people living at home have been on the rise again since last week.
First figures on COVID-19 vaccination coverage available From this week on, RIVM will start releasing updates on vaccination coverage in the first groups to be vaccinated in the Netherlands. The percentage of people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 is known for three groups of elderly people.
Measures prevent more rapid increase, but pressure on hospitals remains high In the week of 17 to 23 February, 29,977 people received a positive test result for COVID-19.
First clients and care workers in mental healthcare vaccinated on Monday The first mental health clients in inpatient or residential care in four large institutions in the Netherlands will be vaccinated against COVID-19 this week.
AstraZeneca adjusts delivery schedule AstraZeneca has adjusted the delivery schedule. As a result, the Netherlands – and all other EU member states – will receive fewer vaccines in the next two weeks (week 8 and week 9).
COVID-19 vaccination starts on BES and CAS islands 44,050 vaccines were delivered to the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands last week. The delivery consisted of vaccines from Moderna and from Pfizer/BioNTech.