Tuesday, March 24, 2020, 4:17 PM
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TILBURG –
On Tuesday afternoon, King Willem-Alexander saw with his own eyes how Brabant fights against the corona virus. The king paid a working visit to the GGD in Tilburg. There, on February 27, the first corona infection in the Netherlands was diagnosed by a man from Loon op Zand. He was admitted ill at the Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital in Tilburg.
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In Tilburg, Willem-Alexander spoke with medical experts about how to deal with the corona outbreak. The experts told him more about the procedures that doctors and nurses of the GGD should follow.
Listening in on conversations
The king then went to the GGD’s call center. There he talked to the employees about what questions they get about the corona virus. He also listened briefly to several conversations.
Finally, Willem-Alexander discussed the cooperation within the Central and West Brabant Security Region and the province in the fight against corona. He spoke to representatives of the GGD, the fire brigade, the police and several involved administrators.
Social abstinence
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima canceled all their planned working visits last week to observe a period of social abstinence. This happened after several corona infections were diagnosed in Lech, Austria. There the king and his family recently celebrated winter sports. The distance period ended last Saturday.
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