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- Twitter calls on employees worldwide to work at home.
- New infections have been found in neighboring countries of the Netherlands. There are 31 new cases in it Germany and 5 in Belgium.
- In Ukraine someone became infected for the first time.
- South Korea declares war on the corona virus. President Moon Jae-in instructed government services to work around the clock.
- Child (5) out Alphen aan den Rijn infected with coronavirus.
- Major public events in southeast Limburg provisional taboo.
- The number of patients with the coronavirus that in Italy died, according to the authorities, rose by eighteen to 52.
- Pope Francis is “not infected with new coronavirus”.
- Interim score on Tuesday at 8 a.m. 90,937 people worldwide have been infected with the virus and 3117 people have died from it.
- Italy has been hit hardest in Europe for the time being. Nearly 2036 people have been infected there, most of them being detected in the northern regions of Veneto and Lombardy.
- In Italy 52 people died from the virus. Three people died of the virus in France.
Primary and secondary schools in the Oise department, north of Paris, are closed. That affects around 35,000 students, the minister says. 9,000 students in the Morbihan department were also asked to stay at home.
So far, 191 coronavirus infections have been reported in France. At least three patients have died. The authorities have for example banned school trips abroad and also banned meetings with more than 5000 people in halls or other rooms.
In Montreuil, near Paris, a school class was also sent home because a pupil appeared to have the virus. Blanquer says there are no plans to close all schools yet. He says it would be counterproductive to lay the land flat.
New corona infections in neighboring countries
New coronavirus infections have been found in neighboring countries of the Netherlands. There are 31 new cases in Germany and 5 in Belgium, the authorities in those countries report.
The Robert Koch-Institut, the German counterpart of the RIVM, reports Tuesday that at least 188 people have been infected in Germany. There were 157 on Monday. Especially in the Land of North Rhine-Westphalia, bordering the Netherlands, many cases were reported.
Thirteen infections have been reported in Belgium so far. The five new patients were in northern Italy last week, where many cases have been reported. They have symptoms such as fever, cold and cough, reports the Ministry of Health.
Stop recording Red Cross Hospital Beverwijk
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The Red Cross Hospital in Beverwijk has set up a temporary admission stop for the intensive care department. The measure is taken after a first test on a new coronavirus patient in intensive care has been shown to be positive.
The patient was admitted to the Red Cross Hospital on 28 February and is still staying there. According to the hospital, there was no reason to test the patient on Friday when he was admitted. Given the course of the disease, that was still done on Monday.
The admission stop does not apply to the care of people with burn wounds, because the Beverwijk Burn Center is at a different location.
The Beatrix Hospital in Gorinchem and the Maasstad Hospital in Rotterdam previously announced that they are temporarily not admitting new patients.
Crisis team cabinet discusses virus spread
The cabinet meets for the first time in crisis composition to discuss the spread of the new corona virus. The meeting of the so-called Ministerial Crisis Management Committee (MCCb) takes place at the Ministry of Justice and Security, at the end of the morning. It is not excluded that the consultation will lead to new measures.
In terms of status, the committee is somewhat like a Council of Ministers. The ministers present decide by majority vote on possible measures to be taken. One or more ministers from almost all ministries, including Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Minister for Medical Care Bruno Bruins.
The police, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment and the National Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Security are also present.
Child (5) from Alphen aan den Rijn infected
A five-year-old child from Alphen aan den Rijn is infected with the new corona virus. The child was on holiday in northern Italy last week. The GGD Hollands Midden reports this.
After returning to the Netherlands, the child did not go to school anymore, and it is in home isolation. People with whom the child has been in contact have been identified and receive instructions from the GGD.
Mayor Liesbeth Spies of Alphen aan den Rijn states that the family acted well and that a test was done quickly. She advises everyone to follow the advice of RIVM and GGD. “Then normal life can continue as usual. So children can go to school, you can just go shopping, go to work or work out. ”
“Pope not infected with coronavirus”
Pope Francis is not infected with the corona virus. The Italian newspaper Il Messaggero reports Tuesday. The 83-year-old pope did not feel fit in the last few days and had a cold, after which there was speculation that he might be infected. The Vatican has not yet responded to the news.
Because of his cold, the Argentine church leader had to cancel the traditional six-day fast retreat for the first time. He announced this on Sunday at Mass on St. Peter’s Square, where he spoke to the crowd coughing and chattering. The speculation that the pope then started.
Fewer CNN reporters on the road
The American news channel CNN has fewer reporters travel due to the outbreak of the new corona virus. CNN boss Jeff Zucker informed his staff on Monday. “Some of these protocols may be inconvenient, but they have been established as a precautionary measure to keep you all safe. Nothing is more important than your health, “says Zucker.
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