Friday, April 24, 2020, 6:43 PM – – The UMCG eases travel restrictions for its own staff. Employees are allowed to travel outside the three northern provinces again, with due observance of the national corona measures. – They are still asked to stay at home as much as possible, to take the correct hygiene measures … Read more
The 72 people from Groningen who received an award will be officially honored later this year during a national moment. Then they also get the decorations pinned on. These are the people from our province (and a RUG professor who lives in Drenthe) who will receive a ribbon this year: KNIGHT IN THE ORDER OF … Read more
The Groningen student association Vindicat has removed fifteen members after they had a party in the society on the Grote Markt on the night from Friday to Saturday, the association reports on Saturday. Members did not abide by the corona measures. The report about the party came in around 1.00 am. The police then ended … Read more
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 10:51 PM – – ‘112 beds in intensive care is our absolute maximum in the UMCG. And we should see if that is enough. ” That says Peter van der Voort, head of intensive care at the Groningen hospital, on the TV program Jinek. – “If there is someone on the … Read more
Friedrich had been insisting for weeks that more testing should be conducted among specific professions. Partly due to his actions, more testing was carried out in the north than in the rest of the country. That initially came to criticism from Minister Hugo de Jonge of Health. Later, De Jonge withdrew that criticism and on … Read more
“It will be a completely different life,” Diks realizes. Now, as a Member of Parliament, she is still involved in matters such as female circumcision; soon she will focus on healthcare in Groningen. In addition, she becomes the first replacement for Mayor Schuiling. Letting go takes effort “It takes me a lot of effort to … Read more
Now that it is clear that he himself is also infected, the world has not changed for Friedrich. “Don’t hesitate and be quick to inhibit further spread!” He says. Lesson 1: Be careful The basic rule of protecting others is to protect yourself. “Be careful and watch each other,” says Friedrich. He emphasizes that the … Read more
Up-to-date information and questions about the corona virus can be found on the RIVM website. Corona, COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2?Many names come along when it comes to the virus. The name of the disease is officially COVID-19 and is caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2. SARS-CoV-2 is a form of coronavirus. Coronavirus is the collection of various … Read more
The UMCG has tested 15 patients so far. None of them turned out to be infected. So far escaped “We do this because we assume that we will have the first patient in our region next week,” says microbiologist and corona expert Alex Friedrich. With the permission of RIVM, regions can now also test for … Read more
Wednesday, February 26, 2020, 1:53 PM – – The coronavirus is on the rise in Europe. After reaching European countries such as France, Spain, Italy and Germany, it seems a matter of time before the virus is diagnosed in someone in the Netherlands. – “I expect that will happen this week,” says Alex Friedrich, RUG … Read more