It is estimated that about one-third of nursing homes in the Netherlands have at least one patient with COVID-19.

The actual number of deaths from the novel coronavirus in the Netherlands is higher than the reported numbers published by RIVM.

There are significant regional differences in the coronavirus epidemic in the Netherlands.

RIVM has launched a large-scale study to investigate how many people have antibodies for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

The novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has been detected in wastewater in the Netherlands, according to RIVM research.

In 2019, the number of people with tuberculosis (TB) in the Netherlands decreased to 759. This is 5 per cent less than in 2018, when 797 were reported.

RIVM has advised the Dutch government that additional measures are needed throughout the Netherlands to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Nearly four per cent of the hospital staff examined in Brabant is infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). A random sample test by RIVM  between 6 and 9 March reveals this.

RIVM advises residents of the province of Noord-Brabant to limit their social contacts if they have a cold, cough or a fever. This means: stay at home.

An 86-year-old man who was hospitalised in the Ikazia hospital Rotterdam with COVID-19 has died. The source of infection of the patient remains unknown.