About a hundred people protested against the corona measures in Breda on Wednesday evening. They walked in a procession through the Tuinzigt district, carrying lights and torches. The protest has been peaceful. “We are for equality and against exclusion. We want the QR code to disappear and the lockdown to end,” says a coordinator of … Read more
The cabinet will again give more support to entrepreneurs who have been affected by the corona measures. The NOW wage support scheme is returning: companies will be reimbursed part of the wage bill if their turnover drops significantly. The allowance for fixed costs (TVL) was already available in the fourth quarter, but entrepreneurs are now … Read more
According to various experts, the Netherlands hesitated with the booster shot, which makes the Delta variant even more aggressive. The GGDs waited for a formal starting signal from the Health Council, after which it took weeks before they started. “You should be able to start a day after an advice.” That is what experts say … Read more
Since the Dutch vaccination campaign started at the beginning of this year, a total of 36 new possible side effects have emerged from the four corona vaccines that have been used. A spokeswoman for the Medicines Evaluation Board (MEB) confirms this after earlier reporting by RTL Nieuws. When the first vaccines were admitted to the … Read more
In the intensive care units in Dutch hospitals, the number of Covid patients has decreased slightly further over the past 24 hours. There are now 140 people with Covid-19, the lowest number in more than two months. Compared to Wednesday, this is a decrease of 3 patients, according to figures from the National Coordination Center … Read more
The number of corona cases in Germany is increasing rapidly. The state of North Rhine-Westphalia, which borders the Netherlands, goes from orange to red on the corona map of Europe. This also applies to Berlin, Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein and Saarland. In the Netherlands, the alarm level is actually going down a little bit. North Brabant, Overijssel, … Read more
Willem Engel, foreman of Virus Truth, is taking the well-known Belgian virologist Marc Van Ranst to court. The case was brought before the criminal court in Mechelen on Wednesday, but immediately moved to August 11 for the substantive hearing. Engel is suing Van Ranst for defamation and ‘defamation of honor’. – Engel and Van Ranst … Read more
The Listen Line has had a record number of conversations in the corona year 2020, according to the annual figures. By phone and chat, volunteers had more than 357,000 conversations, about 12 percent more than in 2019, and more than 1,400 message exchanges via email. During the first period of the pandemic, the number of … Read more
‘A very difficult announcement’. This is how Kenny Meesters of Tilburg University typifies the message that the government will have to bring to people in the Netherlands now that the corona figures have risen sharply for a few days. “Many people have already counted themselves rich or even tasted the ‘new life’ with festivals, going … Read more
The ten thousand first-year students who will start their higher vocational education at Fontys after the summer holidays will have an introductory week as usual. This includes the city days in which students can get to know the city where they are going to study and the popular Purple Festival. – The Purple Introweek, as … Read more