Every Friday you can come to us for a weekly overview in which we briefly look back at the most striking, interesting or newsworthy news items per working day. The coronavirus, the measures against further spread and the corona vaccination still dominate the daily news. In this weekly overview the most important events and announcements around this week’s corona crisis.
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Monday: hospital administrators want government action on infection figures
The government must take more active action against the corona virus to prevent hospitals from becoming overloaded. Several hospital administrators call on the government in Trouw measures to consider, now that the number of admitted corona patients is increasing.
Tuesday: cabinet may intervene: will there be measures for unvaccinated people?
The cabinet can no longer wait now that the number of hospital admissions due to corona is increasing: interventions must be taken so that care is not overloaded. Healthcare providers have been calling for this since last week and are frustrated at the large number of unvaccinated people who end up in hospital. The question for corona minister Hugo de Jonge is now: Will there be general measures or only for the risk groups, in this case the unvaccinated?
Wednesday: ‘Don’t wait for corona measures, take your own responsibility’
Everyone should now be thinking about how we can combat the rapidly rising number of corona infections, says epidemiologist Olaf Dekkers. Take your own responsibility, he says. “We are a kind of kindergarten that waits for the cabinet to say what is no longer allowed.”
Thursday: antidepressant lowers the risk of hospitalization due to Covid-19
The antidepressant fluvoxamine is normally used to treat mental illnesses such as depression and disorders. The drug has an anti-inflammatory effect. Because Covid-19 can cause an overreaction of the immune system, fluvoxamine appears to be useful as a treatment for corona patients. Read more about fluxovamine against Covid-19.
Friday: 61,000 operations planned, but scaling down care is in sight again
Hospitals and independent clinics make every effort to provide as much planable care as possible to patients. With the increase in the number of corona patients in intensive care units and other hospital departments, this is becoming increasingly difficult. General practitioners, district nurses and paramedics also experience that the pressure is increasing. Read more about the concerns of the NZa about the press care.
By: National Care Guide
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