Due to the bad news that usually dominates the front page of NU.nl, the good news often disappears. That is why we make an overview of positive news.
Alternative to King’s Day in times of social distancing: Housing day
Due to the coronavirus, the ‘normal’ King’s Day cannot take place, which is why the Royal Association of Orange Societies (KBOV) presented the alternative program on Wednesday. April 27 will be renamed Residential Day this year and will start at 9:45 AM when bells will ring across the country.
On that day, a digital cloth market will be organized and artists and musicians will perform for the elderly. The day closes at 4pm with a home toast, with people across the country simultaneously raising their glasses on the king’s 53rd birthday.
Rare warthogs born in Zoo Animal Kingdom
Good news from Dierenrijk in Mierlo: the zoo announced on Wednesday that two very rare Visaya warthogs were born on April 7. They are the first Visaya warthogs born in Europe this year.
The Visaya warthog is critically endangered. In the wild, the animals are only found in the Philippines, where only two hundred specimens live. 158 of the small warthog species live in European zoos, including the two youngest specimens of the Animal Kingdom.
The mother and boy are doing well, thus the animal park.
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The brand new mother and her offspring. (Photo: Animal Kingdom)
Schools Denmark are opening doors again
In several European countries, corona measures are becoming cautious relaxed. For example, Danes are allowed to bring their children back to schools from Wednesday. However, strict conditions have been imposed on the reopening: for example, there must be at least 2 meters between the students’ tables and the toys at nurseries are cleaned several times a day.
TU Delft students develop a ventilator
Students of Delft University of Technology have developed a beaming device that can be used in intensive care (IC) in emergency situations. The student design is made available worldwide.
Prime Minister Mark Rutte praised the students’ work: “An unprecedented achievement,” he wrote on Twitter. “Our universities of technology demonstrate their innovative strength once again, also in tackling the corona virus.”
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Music lovers can indulge with broadcast concerts
Music lovers will not be bored: this way they can enjoy it during the weekend Ziggo Dome Concert Weekend see performances by Ladies of Soul, Kensington, Armin van Buuren, Tino Martin and Kaiser Chiefs, among others. The concerts are broadcast in full on the theme channel of Ziggo.
Several artists have recently set up live streams and placed concert registrations online so that the audience can still enjoy their music. This week you can watch performances by Nielson, The Killers and Ella Henderson, among others.
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