Through: Hanneke Marcelis Thursday, February 27 9:48 PM – 2020
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NORTH BRABANT – The corona virus has reached Brabant. A man in Tilburg is infected and is currently in quarantine. With that, the virus suddenly comes extremely close for people from Breda.
While in many European countries such as Greece, Germany and Italy the first infections with the corona virus were already a fact, the Netherlands remained without infections for a long time. Until today. The RIVM has confirmed that a Dutch person is infected with the virus and is currently in quarantine. The man contracted the infection when he was recently in Lombardy and is now in a hospital in Tilburg, reports the NOS. With that, the virus suddenly comes extremely close for people from Breda.
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Concerns about the new coronavirus are also high among Breda people, hardware stores know. There, face masks have been selling like hot sandwiches for days. They are now completely sold out at most hardware stores.
The new coronavirus can spread through drops. For example if someone coughs or sneezes in the face of another. Symptoms of the disease are fever and respiratory symptoms such as shortness of breath or cough. To prevent the disease from spreading further in the Netherlands, the Municipal Health Service (GGD) and the RIVM National Institute for Public Health and the Environment map out who has been in close contact with the infected patient. These people (referred to as contacts) are monitored and must record their temperature twice a day and report this to the GGD. They must also report other complaints that they have. “These measures reduce the chance that the disease can spread in the Netherlands,” RIVM said.
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