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Slight decrease in number of new COVID-19 infections reported

3,588 new COVID-19 infections were reported last week. That is 425 fewer confirmed cases reported than the week before that.

Sewage from 10 million people examined for the presence of the novel coronavirus

Since April 2020, RIVM has been examining weekly samples of sewage from sewage treatment plants for the presence of the novel coronavirus.

Over 4,000 new infections, more hospitalisations

4,013 new COVID-19 infections were reported last week. The number of newly identified infections is about the same as last week. The number of hospitalisations and deaths has increased.

Rising trend in confirmed COVID-19 cases continues

4,036 new COVID-19 infections were reported over the past week.

Number of confirmed COVID-19 infections almost doubled last week

2,588 new COVID-19 infections were reported over the past week. That is 1,259 more confirmed cases reported than the week before that, when 1,329 new COVID-19 infections were reported.

Norovirus leading cause food-related outbreaks

More outbreaks of food-related infections and food poisoning were reported in 2016 than in 2015.

Citizen Science for Public Health: a promising approach

Citizen Science is a new approach for the public health field.

Influenza epidemic winter 2016/2017 longer than average

During the winter of 2016/2017 the influenza epidemic lasted for 15 weeks. This is longer than the nine-week average epidemic duration in the twenty previous seasons.

Proposal for water quality standards for PFOA

RIVM proposes water quality standards for perfluoro octanoic acid (PFOA). PFOA is a man-made chemical that is used to protect surfaces.

RIVM to lead innovative European efforts on health promoting health systems

How can we strengthen and support health promoting approaches within the broader health and social care system? And how can we best include other sectors in this process?