Unique: Code red for Tergooi; stop all ordinary care immediately …

Tergooi announced “code red” for the hospital on Friday. This means that all regular care has been stopped immediately and all employees and materials are now being used to treat corona patients. The hospital will remain open for emergencies.

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Code red is unique for the Gooise hospital. The number of corona patients admitted to Tergooi in Hilversum doubled on Friday to six. How many of them are in IC, a spokeswoman cannot say. “We expect that there will certainly be new patients in Hilversum this weekend. The hospital is ready for the additional admissions. Starting next week, we can also take in more patients with the virus in Blaricum. ”

Passed away

On Friday afternoon, twelve patients with corona, eight of whom were on ICU ventilation, were in Meander Medical Center in Amersfoort. “Two patients have died of the virus in the past 24 hours,” said the hospital’s spokesperson. Earlier this week, an 87-year-old woman from Amersfoort died of the contagious disease. The patients in Meander are not all critical, the spokesperson emphasizes.

According to the latest figures from RIVM, the virus has now also appeared in Weesp. It is not clear how many inhabitants this concerns. Of all the municipalities in the distribution area of ​​this newspaper, only Laren and Bunschoten are still corona-free. The GGD Gooi en Vechtstreek announced on Friday that it is no longer at home to test people for the presence of the virus.

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