British corona variant also pops up at a nursing home for elderly people suffering from dementia in Hellevoetsluis

At the Grootenhoek nursing home in Hellevoetsluis, two infections with the British variant of the corona virus have come to light thanks to a routine sample. The patients tested positive for the virus on January 6. On Tuesday it became clear that it was the more contagious, British variant. – RIVM started an investigation together … Read more

POLL: Will you get vaccinated when it’s your turn?

The vaccination of healthcare workers has started this week. There has been a lot of attention in the media for the first injections. In the coming months, the vaccines will be available to the rest of the population. Now we are curious if your opinion about the vaccination has changed. Do you get vaccinated when … Read more

Pulmonologist Maasstad Hospital: ‘BCG vaccine boosts innate immunity’

Thursday 3 September 2020, 5:39 PM – – The tuberculosis vaccine BCG may be able to better protect the body against the corona virus. This week, 22 hospitals, including Maasstad Hospital, are starting an investigation into this. “The BCG vaccine gives a boost to innate immunity,” says lung specialist Rob Slingerland of the Rotterdam hospital. … Read more

Maasstad, Ikazia and Erasmus MC are participating in new research into a vaccine against coronavirus

Wednesday, 2 September 2020, 11:34 PM – – This week, 22 hospitals in the Netherlands are starting a study into the influence of the tuberculosis vaccine BCG on protection against the corona virus. The Maasstad hospital, Ikazia hospital and Erasmus MC, among others, are involved in this. – The BCG vaccine is effective against tuberculosis. … Read more

Looking back: the corona news of Tuesday 26 May

• There certainly are 5856 people in the Netherlands died of the coronavirus, the number of people who have been or have been hospitalized stands at 11,690 on Tuesday. • The total number of corona deaths in our region stands at 683. There are (or have been) 1212 regional members hospitalized, the number of infections … Read more

Eight new deaths in the region, seven from Dordrecht; follow all updates from Tuesday 26 May

Click here for all updates from Monday 25 May. • There certainly are 5856 people in the Netherlands died of the coronavirus, the number of people who have been or have been hospitalized stands at 11,690 on Tuesday. • The total number of corona deaths in our region stands at 683. There are (or have … Read more

Now more than two hundred deaths in the Netherlands, death toll in the region at eleven; follow all updates from Tuesday March 24

Click here for all updates from Monday March 23. • The total number of registered infections in the Netherlands is Monday 4749, 213 people died of the virus. The province of South Holland has 647 residents who tested positive. • The number of coronavirus deaths in our region is now at eleven. Seven patients from … Read more

Hospitals increase capacity, four confirmed deaths in the region; follow all updates from Friday March 20th

Friday, March 20, 2020, 1:00 PM – – In this live blog we will keep you informed of all developments regarding the corona virus. – View here all updates from Thursday March 19. • The total number of registered infections in the Netherlands is Thursday 2460, 76 people died from the virus. The number of … Read more