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The vast majority of health care workers feel that they are overburdened during the corona crisis. Half of them feel emotionally and physically exhausted. This is evident from a survey. In this live blog we will keep you informed on Saturday with the latest news about the corona crisis.
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- RIVM reported two corona deaths in the past 24 hours on Saturday afternoon
- Eight new infections have been detected in Brabant
- Read all the news about the coronavirus on our special theme site.
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18.28
The number of corona patients treated in an intensive care unit has decreased by 10 compared to Friday. There are now 29. There are 180 corona patients in the nursing wards, also 10 less than Friday. “At the moment, there are only more than 200 corona patients in Dutch hospitals,” said chairman Ernst Kuipers of the Landelijk Netwerk Acute Zorg. Overall, we have now had over 45,000 ICU days at corona. “
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14.21
Students from group 8 across the country receive a letter from education minister Arie Slob, in which he looks back on the “very special” school year that had gone through the corona crisis. Because the students had to work from home, they missed many activities that, according to the minister, are special for the last year in primary school, before they switch to secondary education.
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Due to the circumstances, they have learned something that would not have happened otherwise, Slob thinks. “The coronavirus has taught you something about illness and health, perhaps about freedom, or about how well we want to take care of each other in the Netherlands. That is worth remembering. Of course it is not such a pleasant memory as a musical or camp week, but these are very important lessons. “
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14.01
Two corona deaths have been reported to RIVM in the past 24 hours. In total, 6105 people have now died in the Netherlands as a result of the corona virus. This is evident from the figures published daily by RIVM.
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The virus has been diagnosed in 71 patients in the past 24 hours, which increases the number of people infected with the corona virus to 50,074. One new hospital admission has been reported.
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Eight new infections were detected in Brabant. The number thus rises in our province to 9,761.
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12.39
Virus madness should not demonstrate in The Hague on Sunday. The group that opposed the corona rules had brought summary proceedings against the prohibition of acting mayor Johan Remkes to take action. The court in The Hague rejected the request to be allowed to demonstrate. An explanation of the judge’s decision will follow on Monday.
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12.24
“My grandmother was still in the middle of life, was very young in mind, had a positive attitude and was actually more of a best friend than grandma.” Joyce van Boxtel (22) from Gemonde tells about her grandmother Willie Weijts (79) from Veghel, who she lost to the corona virus.
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Relatives tell in the Gedenkhoek van Omroep Brabant about loved ones they have lost due to corona.
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12.05
In the past ten days, only 26 tenants have registered who have been squeezed by the corona crisis and have not been helped by their landlord. They can do this at a special registration point at the Rental Committee. The Ministry of the Interior set up the hotline on June 17 to find out how big the problem is.
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It is not clear why there are so few reports. the department has no explanation yet. It may be due to the unfamiliarity of the reporting center.
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11.54
Admittedly, it will be a short day to get everything done. But if it is up to the municipality, Moergestel will have the very first fair this year in Brabant. A fair will be held on Sint Jansplein from 3 to 7 July.
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Actually, the fair would be canceled this year. But after the Wednesday evening press conference announcing that the corona measures were being relaxed again, the municipality has decided to continue the fair. The Sint Jansplein offers enough space to be able to do this safely, thinks the municipality of Oisterwijk, which includes Moergestel.
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10.54
It is Veterans Day, but due to the corona crisis, the annual parade for the king cannot take place. That is why the flag is raised in many municipalities. And some municipalities call on their residents to do the same.
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10.38
‘Having patience and waiting for it to work out’, according to the experts at RIVM, that is now the strategy after the new relaxation of the corona measures in our country. The NOS spoke to them. RIVM does not expect the drop in the number of infections to continue much further. “The uncertainty is now increasing very quickly,” say head of infectious disease control Jaap van Dissel and Jacco Wallinga, responsible for the calculation models.
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10.07
Bart Berden (60) is the face on behalf of the Brabant hospitals during the corona crisis. His call for help continues in The Hague in the first weeks. Hospitals in Brabant are in danger of flooding with corona patients, so the rest of the country must help. The catering industry must close to contain the virus. Signals that are taken seriously everywhere. Sometimes immediately, sometimes after some urging. “This virus is a good exercise in hindsight.”
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09.33
Notable names such as Shakira, David Beckham and Charlize Theron are committed Saturday to raise billions for the development and worldwide distribution of affordable vaccines, tests and treatments for Covid-19. Initiators of the donor conference are the European Commission and the citizen platform Global Citizen.
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An online music and performance event kicks off at 8 p.m. hosted by the American actor and former professional wrestler Dwayne Douglas Johnson (The Rock). The concert is broadcast by various TV stations and online, including on YouTube.
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08.39
More than eight in ten employees in the healthcare sector believe that they are overburdened during the corona crisis. During the corona crisis, a quarter of the respondents even found the work traumatic. This is stated in an investigation by the television program Hollandse Zaken and the FNV union. According to the results, half of health care workers feel emotionally and physically exhausted. Some are considering working less or quitting less.
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08.52
Burglars have turned their attention to storage areas, sheds and garages because people were more often at home after the start of the corona crisis. In Brabant, these types of burglaries rose sharply above the number of residential burglaries in recent months. The turning point came in April. At that time, the police in Brabant had 240 burglaries in garages and sheds, compared to 211 burglaries. In May the difference increased even further: 335 burglaries in outbuildings compared to 186 residential burglaries.
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05.35
Charities have received tens of millions of euros less income in recent months. That says Margreet Plug, director of the trade association Goede Doelen Nederland to FD. The members’ estimate in April was a loss of income of ten to thirty percent. According to Plus, this is ‘soon tens of millions’.
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