The Netherlands is worst off after Italy and Spain – Wel.nl

The main problem of the coronavirus is the pressure on our health system. The well-known ‘flattening the curve’ is crucial to ensure that our hospitals can continue to handle the many patients. The University of Antwerp has now developed a website to compare the pressures on healthcare in various countries. In the Netherlands, we are … Read more

Virologists in Rotterdam think they know why the coronavirus spreads so fast – Wel.nl

The coronavirus is still rapidly spreading. Virologists at Erasmus MC think they know how it can spread so quickly. It could be because it multiplies more easily in the nose than, for example, Sars and Mers. “In monkeys with the coronavirus, the researchers found the virus in the nose, lungs and intestines without having symptoms … Read more

SNB supplies markets in dollars

SNB supplies markets in dollars Wednesday, 18.03.2020 We have to go back to January 2012 to see the financial markets benefit from the SNB’s generosity in terms of dollars. (Keystone) – The Swiss National Bank (SNB) injected dollars into the financial markets to avoid a drying up of liquidity. This green note transaction, estimated at … Read more

Swatch presents its first connected watch

Swatch presents its first connected watch Wednesday, 18.03.2020 Some 35 million francs have been injected into the development of this connected watch since 2014. (Keystone) – The Swatch group will officially present its first connected watch, Tissot’s T-Touch connect solar on Thursday, at the stock-taking conference, general manager Nick Hayek said in an interview published … Read more

How RIVM was completely wrong for months – Wel.nl

Until three weeks ago, RIVM thought there was no reason for major concern. In fact, three weeks after the start of the crisis, RIVM found that there was nothing to worry about. EW parses the twitter timeline of the RIVM and it does not give a nice picture. January 22 Hi Jos, MERS is a … Read more

A resuscitation doctor: “It’s the start of the war”

Marc Amouretti, 32, is a doctor in the intensive care unit at Louis Mourier Hospital in Colombes (Hauts-de-Seine), an establishment dependent on the Public Assistance of Paris Hospitals (AP-HP). In the front line facing the Coronavirus epidemic, he tells Release his daily life and how his service is organized to cope. Read also More than … Read more

Valartis expects net profit between 2 and 3 million in 2019

Valartis expects net profit between 2 and 3 million in 2019 tuesday, 17.03.2020 The annual report will be released on April 7. (Keystone) – Valartis expects a profit between 2 and 3 million francs in 2019, after a negative result of 6.9 million francs the previous year, according to a press release published on Tuesday. … Read more

Mikron: planed profit and dividend

Mikron: planed profit and dividend Monday, 16.03.2020 Falling orders for machinery for the automotive industry forced Mikron to downsize. (Keystone) – Machine tool maker Mikron stabilized its operating profitability in 2019, after a year marked by a sharp decline in orders. Value adjustments, however, caused the net profit to plummet. The dividend proposal is significantly … Read more

More than half of ICU patients are younger than 50, but the elderly die earlier – Wel.nl

That you don’t have much to fear from corona below 50 is simply untrue. More than half of the patients now in critical condition on Dutch intensive care units are younger than fifty years old. This includes a 16-year-old boy. ,, What has mainly made the news is that older people die faster. This is … Read more