Netherlands Coronavirus - 79,781 cases and 6,252 deaths - Current Trend: Cases up, Hospitalisations Low, Fatalites Low

[Gert van der Hoek]

Six new patients

On March 2, 6 new patients were reported to the RIVM National Institute for Public Health and the Environment. They are all in home insulation. This brings the total number of positive tests to 24.

Almost all persons diagnosed with the corona virus are travelers from northern Italy or are family contacts from a previous patient. The source of the infection is still unknown for a few patients. This is still under investigation. The Municipal Health Service (GGD) and have started contact investigation.

[Gert van der Hoek]

Total number of patients: 23

The number of patients was adjusted downwards on March 3. One previously positive test (based on a doubtful test result) is still considered negative after two repeated negative test results. It is the youngest child of the patient in Diemen.

[Gert van der Hoek]

According to the Health Service Haaglanden, it is so busy at the laboratories that perform the corona tests that it can take up to 48 hours for someone to get the result. There is actually a maximum of one day for this.

https://www.ad.nl/den-haag/laboratoria-zo-druk-met-coronatesten-uitvoeren-dat-het-tot-wel-48-uur-kan-duren-voor-iemand-uitslag-krijgt~a7cb2298/

[Gert van der Hoek]

Fifteen new patients, a total of 38 positive tests

On 3 March, 15 new patients were reported to the RIVM National Institute for Public Health and the Environment. This brings the total number of positive tests to 38. Of the new patients, four people have been hospitalized. The other 11 are in home insulation. One of these people was in transit, lives abroad but is housed in a reception location.

Most people diagnosed with the new corona virus are people who have been to northern Italy or are family contacts of a previous patient. The source of the infection is still unknown for a few patients. This is still under investigation. The Municipal Health Service (GGD) and have started contact investigation.

[Gert van der Hoek]

Several Health Care Workers in hospitals contaminated, contacts incl. patients isolated.

[Gert van der Hoek]

05-03-2020 | 15:30

44 new patients, a total of 82 positive tests

Since the last update, 44 new patients have been reported to the RIVM National Institute for Public Health and the Environment. This brings the total number of positive patients tested to 82. Of these, 69 patients were infected abroad or contacts from confirmed patients. Of the new patients, two are admitted to the hospital. The other new patients are in home insulation.

One new patient was found via a monitoring station of the Nivel Dutch Institute for Healthcare Research. Nivel, together with the Erasmus MC Erasmus Medical Center and RIVM, is conducting research into flu-like symptoms. Together they test at 40 GP practices how often these symptoms occur and which viruses cause these symptoms. Since a few weeks, this research is also being tested for the new corona virus. The source of the infection is still unknown for a few patients. The GGD Municipal Health Service is still investigating the possible source. Contact investigation has been started for all new patients.

[Ronan Kelly]

Patient with new coronavirus passed away

Publication date 06-03-2020 | 10:56

An 86-year-old man who was admitted to the Ikazia Hospital in Rotterdam with COVID-19 died today. The source of infection of this patient is so far unknown. This is the first patient in the Netherlands who died from the consequences of an infection with the new corona virus.

After it became known that the patient had COVID-19, he was cared for in isolation. The hospital and the Municipal HealthService (GGD ) have mapped out the contacts of the patient (visitors and caregivers) and check whether they have complaints. All contacts of patients who have a cold or a fever have been asked to stay at home. They are tested if necessary.

The new coronavirus can spread through drops. For example if someone coughs or sneezes in the face of another. Symptoms of the disease are fever and respiratory symptoms such as shortness of breath or cough. A person with fever and respiratory complaints and who has been in an area where COVID-19 is widespread in the last 14 days can be tested for COVID-19. This currently applies to the following countries: China (including Hong Kong and Macau), Singapore, South Korea, Iran and some provinces in Northern Italy (Aosta Valley, Piedmont, Lombardy, Trentino-South Tyrol, Friuli-Julisch- Venice, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna and Liguria).
https://www.rivm.nl/nieuws/patient-m...irus-overleden

[Gert van der Hoek]

06-03-2020 | 14:00

46 new patients, a total of 128 positive tests

Since yesterday, 46 new patients have been reported to the RIVM National Institute for Public Health and the Environment. This brings the total number of positively tested patients to 128 of which 1 patient died. Of these, 101 patients have become infected abroad or are contacts of confirmed patients. Five of the new patients have been admitted to hospital. The other new patients are in home insulation.

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2020/0...still-unknown/
Man, 86, is first Dutch coronavirus casualty, cause of infection still unknown
March 6, 2020

The 86-year-old man who was diagnosed with coronavirus at the start of the outbreak in the Netherlands has died, health board officials said on Friday. The man was being treated in quarantine at the Ikazia Ziekenhuis in Rotterdam after his diagnose was confirmed last week. Officials do not yet know how he contracted the virus....

[Gert van der Hoek]

Dutch Health Institute RIVM wants people from Brabant Province to stay home if feeling ill

The RIVM advises everyone in Noord-Brabant with mild health problems to stay at home until they have recovered. This in realtion with the corona outbreak in the Netherlands. The reason for the call is that in many cases of infection in Brabant the source is still unclear.

The RIVM defines mild health problems as coughing and runny nose, with or without a fever.

The call of the RIVM is that people with mild complaints are asked to avoid the nightlife, not to go to work and not to visit anyone in the hospital or nursing home. People can go to the supermarket to buy basic necessities. All this applies to the period that someone feels sick.

[Shiloh]

Source: https://nltimes.nl/2020/03/07/corona...nts-back-italy


Coronavirus patient total rises to 188; Concern for "irresponsible" students back from Italy
By Zack Newmark on March 7, 2020 - 14:42

Sixty more people in the Netherlands tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the total to 188. Forty percent of the new patients, 24, reside in the Noord-Brabant province.

The numbers, provided by health agency RIVM, were expected to show a higher number of cases in Noord-Brabant, where the prevailing health advice is for anyone who lives in the province and has even a mild fever or minor cough to stay home. The reason being that investigators traced the source of infection for several patients to the province, and for many others it was difficult to determine how they became infected.

The Netherlands' first death of a patient with the coronavirus infection happened on Friday, when an 86-year-old man from Hoekse Waard succumbed to the disease. He was admitted to the Ikazia Hospital in Rotterdam with urinary tract problems on Sunday and was tested for the coronavirus after he started showing respiratory problems, the hospital said on Tuesday, confirming his diagnosis....

[Gert van der Hoek]

60 new patients, a total of 188 positive tests

Since yesterday, 60 new patients have been reported to the RIVM National Institute for Public Health and the Environment. This brings the total number of positively tested patients to 188 of which 1 patient died. Most new patients were reported in Noord-Brabant: 26.

The investigation * into the spread of the virus in Noord-Brabant has meanwhile started. The RIVM expects to be able to say more about this early next week. Until then, the advice applies to Noord-Brabant: if you have a cold, are you coughing or have a fever: stay at home and limit your social contacts.

Of the 188 patients, 112 have been abroad. The majority (103) of these patients have been in (Northern) Italy. In addition, 47 people were infected through a diagnosed patient. 29 people are still being investigated how they became infected.

The majority of patients reside in home insulation. 24 patients have been hospitalized. The GGD Municipal Health Service and contact investigation are also starting for all new patients.

[sharon sanders]

Current news

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State of Play novel coronavirus in the Netherlands 8 March 2020

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08-03-2020 | 15.00 hr Two patients deceased, 77 new patients, a total of 265 positive tested patients

Two patients with the new coronavirus have died today. Both had serious underlying medical problems. It concerns an 86-year-old man who was admitted to the Bernhoven Hospital in Uden and an 82-year-old man from the Zuyderland Medical Center in Sittard / Geleen. The source of infection of these patients is under investigation.

Since the last update, RIVM National Institute for Public Health and the Environment received reports of 77 new patients. The total number of positive tested patients has risen to 265, of whom 3 patients have died. 144 patients were infected abroad. 74 patients are contacts of confirmed patients.

https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/current-information-about-novel-coronavirus-covid-19

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2020/0...for-thousands/


Number of Dutch coronavirus patients rises to 321, no school for thousands
March 9, 2020

The total number of coronavirus patients in the Netherlands has risen to 321, with 56 new cases in the last 24 hours, the public health agency RIVM announced on Monday. The increase is smaller than on Saturday or Sunday. Brabant remains the most severely affected province, with 134 positive tests. Residents have been advised to stay home if they are suffering from colds or flu-like symptoms to prevent the virus spreading...

[Gert van der Hoek]

A resident of the De Guldenakker nurising home in Goirle, who was diagnosed with the corona virus at the weekend, died of this. The victim was admitted to the hospital in Tilburg. It is the fourth death from the coronavirus in the Netherlands.