In this live blog, we will keep you informed of all the news about the corona crisis in Brabant and beyond on Sunday.
The main facts at a glance:
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22.00
The live blog of Sunday 6 September is closed. On Monday we will start a new live blog with the latest corona news.
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20.00
Disabled care institutions are in danger of running into problems due to the shortage of testing capacity for care workers. The Vereniging Gehandicaptenzorg Nederland (VGN) has announced this in a letter to Minister Hugo de Jonge (Public Health). The organization calls on the minister to increase the testing capacity and to ensure that the results of the tests of healthcare workers are available within 48 hours. People in healthcare should also be given priority when testing for corona.
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15.45 97 new infections in Brabant
The number of corona infections rose by 925 on Sunday. That’s the highest one-day increase since April 19. In the past seven days, more than 4,600 new positive tests have been passed and processed in the corona dashboard. In our province, this involves 97 new infections, with 45 in Central and West Brabant, 30 in Southeast Brabant and 20 in Northeast Brabant.
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12.15
Many people stay away from churches, mosques and synagogues. That reports the WE. On June 1, all places of worship were allowed to reopen to a limited extent after two months. There may now be a maximum of 100 visitors, but many people still fail. According to NOS, there are many different reasons why this happens. Elderly people no longer dare to take it for fear of the corona virus or people find it inconvenient to book online. On the other hand, there are also visitors who like to view the services from home.
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Finances
This great exodus also entails financial concerns. For example, houses of worship have not yet opened at all, while the costs are continuing. Income from collections is lost due to a lack of visitors.
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9.50
The credibility of Minister Ferd Grapperhaus has declined. This emerged from the weekly poll by Maurice de Hond. Last week, 42 percent of those surveyed said they did not find the Minister of Justice and Security credible. This week it was 66 percent.
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Grapperhaus was discredited when photos surfaced of the wedding of the minister and his wife, where the 1.5 meter rule was not applied.
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8.30
The covered Bazaar in Beverwijk is completely open again. All halls had to be closed two weeks ago because it was not possible to keep a distance of 1.5 meters for visitors. Due to the announcement of new measures, such as a duty to mask masks in all halls, the Safety Region decided to go overboard.
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