In this live blog you can read the most important news about the corona virus and the consequences of the corona crisis every day.
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This is the most important corona news of Tuesday 27 July:
6:30 am – Number of new corona cases drops significantly, more hospital admissions
As fast as the coronavirus has spread in the previous weeks, the number of cases is now falling. But the pressure on healthcare is increasing. More people ended up in a nursing ward or intensive care because of corona. The number of deaths from corona has also continued to rise.
In the past seven days, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) probably received between 35,000 and 38,000 reports of positive tests. In the week before, there were 69,731 and almost 52,000 the week before. It would mean that the number of new cases has fallen by 45 to 50 percent in the past week.
6:18 a.m. – Offices for applying for a care bonus will close
The counters for applying for the care bonus close at 6 p.m. on Tuesday. Since mid-June, healthcare providers and PGB budget holders have been able to submit an application for employees who had to do their work under exceptional circumstances in the fight against the corona virus. The cabinet has made a total of 720 million euros available for this this year.
According to the cabinet, the most important condition for eligibility for the bonus is that the healthcare professional has performed an exceptional performance due to Covid-19 in the period 1 October 2020 to 15 June 2021, by providing care under exceptional circumstances.
6:00 a.m. – The Netherlands again high-risk area for Germany
Germany considers the Netherlands and Spain to be high-risk areas from Tuesday. This means that stricter rules will apply to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Travelers must be quarantined after arriving in Germany after staying in a high-risk area, unless they have been fully vaccinated or have recovered from the coronavirus. In principle, the quarantine lasts ten days, but can be ended early if people test negative after five days.
People must have proof that they have been vaccinated, recently tested or cured of Covid-19 before crossing the border. They must also provide such data to the German authorities via a form on the Internet.
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