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coronavirus The new corona virus (COVID-19) was found in a patient in the Netherlands. This has been determined today with lab tests. The patient, who recently visited the Lombardy region, is in isolation. The GGD Municipal Health Service maps contacts of this patient through contact research.
The new coronavirus can spread through drops. For example if someone coughs or sneezes in the face of another. To prevent the disease from spreading further in the Netherlands, the Municipal Health Service (GGD) and the RIVM National Institute for Public Health and the Environment map out who has been in close contact with the infected patient. These people (referred to as contacts) are monitored and must record their temperature twice a day and report this to the GGD. They must also report other complaints that they have. These measures reduce the chance that the disease can spread in the Netherlands.
RIVM remains alert to possible new infections and applies the same protocol when new infections are found: isolation, contact investigation and continuous monitoring of the patient.
Symptoms of the disease are fever and respiratory symptoms such as shortness of breath or cough. Someone who has spent the last 14 days in an area where COVID-19 is widespread (such as China, South Korea, but also in some municipalities in Italy) with a fever and one of the aforementioned airway complaints can be tested for COVID-19 , the disease caused by the virus called SARS severe acute respiratory syndrome -CoV coronavirus -2. A doctor can also request this test for someone with these symptoms if he or she has been in contact with a patient with the new corona virus.
A second patient with COVID-19 was diagnosed last night. This was determined by lab research at the Amsterdam UMC, after which the result was confirmed in the laboratory of the RIVM National Institute for Public Health and the Environment. The patient has no link with the first patient.
The second patient, a resident of Amsterdam was in Lombardy (Italy) last week. She is in home insulation in Diemen. The Amsterdam Municipal Health Service (GGD) maps out who this patient has been in contact with through contact investigations.
Amsterdam Covid-19 patient a hospital worker; healthy enough to be quarantined at home
By Janene Pieters on February 28, 2020 - 14:17
The woman from the Amsterdam region who was diagnosed with coronavirus Covid-19 on Friday is an employee of the Amsterdam UMC, the hospital confirmed on Friday. She did not work with patients. The woman does not have to be hospitalized. Her symptoms are minor enough that she can safely be quarantined at her home in Diemen, Aura Timen, spokesperson for public health institute RIVM, said to NOS.
The woman came back from holiday this week and was working at the hospital for a short time on Thursday, the hospital said. The chance of further infection at the hospital is small, UMC Amsterdam said. Municipal health service GGD Amsterdam is currently identifying exactly who the woman had contact with...
A second patient with COVID-19 was diagnosed last night. Lab research at the Amsterdam UMC established this, after which the result was confirmed in the laboratory of the RIVM National Institute for Public Health and the Environment. The patient has no link with the first patient. The second patient, a resident of Amsterdam was in Lombardy (Italy) last week. She is in home insulation in Diemen. The Amsterdam Municipal Health Service (GGD) maps out who this patient has been in contact with through contact investigations.
Last night, direct contacts from the patient in Diemen tested positive for the new corona virus. Because the contact investigation of the GGD Municipal Health Service Amsterdam was started immediately after finding the first patient, these new patients were quickly found. All contacts from these new patients are now also mapped.
The GGD Municipal Health Service Amsterdam approached contacts of the patient staying in Diemen in home isolation yesterday. Because some of these contacts had complaints that could indicate COVID-19, they were placed in isolation and tested for the presence of the virus. In the meantime, they were not allowed to leave the house. The partner and the youngest child of the patient who is in home isolation in Diemen tested positive for the virus. They too now live in home insulation. The results of other contacts tested by this patient were all negative. So the virus has not been detected in them. The partner has also been to Lombardy.
The contacts of the first patient should monitor their health for the next 13 days. If they get complaints that are compatible with COVID-19 (fever and respiratory complaints), they will also be tested.
Two contacts with patients from Tilburg also tested positive for COVID-19
Publication date 29-02-2020
This morning it was announced that the daughter and wife of the patient staying in Tilburg tested positive for the new corona virus. The results of some other contacts were negative.
GGD Hart van Brabant Municipal Health Service approached patient contacts yesterday. Because some of these contacts had symptoms that could indicate COVID-19, they were tested for the presence of SARS severe acute respiratory syndrome -CoV coronavirus -2, the virus that can cause the new coronavirus.
Both new patients have been living in home insulation since the suspicion of COVID-19. The GGD is now also mapping who they have been in contact with.
Coronavirus identified in families of first two Dutch patients Health February 29, 2020
The number of people known to be infected with coronavirus in the Netherlands rose to six on Saturday after health officials said the partners and one child each of the first two Dutch patients had tested positive.
The wife and daughter of the first patient, a 56-year-old man from Loon op Zand near Tilburg, are being treated at home after twice testing positive for the disease. And in Diemen, the partner and one of the children of the second victim have also tested positive. All three are being cared for in quarantine at home. The two older children are being cared for by relatives and will not go to school for the next two weeks, broadcaster NOS said...
Number of Dutch virus cases rises to seven, woman from Delft in home isolation
A woman from Delft has been tested positive for the new corona virus. The woman is in home isolation with symptoms of illness in Delft, RIVM reports Saturday. The GGD Haaglanden has started a contact investigation. The RIVM cannot yet say anything about the age of the patient. It is the seventh case of infection in our country.
The woman has no direct link with the first cases of infection, in Amsterdam and in Loon op Zand. Just like the first two patients in the Netherlands, she was in the northern Italian region of Lombardy last week.
Tonight, a resident of Delft was diagnosed with COVID-19. After laboratory research in 2 labs, the RIVM National Institute for Public Health and the Environment determined this result. The patient, who has no link with the previously found patients, was in Lombardy (Italy) last week. She is in home insulation. GGD Municipal Health Service Haaglanden maps who this patient has been in contact with through contact research.
Patient contacts are approached by the GGD Municipal Health Service and must record their temperature twice a day. If these contacts receive complaints that are compatible with COVID-19, they will also be placed in isolation and tested for the new corona virus.
The RIVM National Institute for Public Health and the Environment and the GGD remain alert to new infections and apply the same protocol as new patients are found: isolation, contact research and continuous monitoring of the patient. These measures reduce the chance that the disease can spread in the Netherlands.
Today, three new patients have been diagnosed with COVID-19. This means that there are currently 10 patients in the Netherlands. One patient was in the Beatrix hospital in Gorinchem. The hospital is temporarily closed as a precaution.
Patients
Of these three patients, it is not yet known how they became infected. One male patient comes from Drenthe and one female patient from Tilburg. The patients are both in home isolation. We are currently investigating how they became infected. The relevant Municipal Health Service (GGD) also maps out the contacts.
The other female patient was in the Beatrix hospital in Gorinchem without being known to have the cornona virus. The woman has since been transferred to the Erasmus MC Erasmus Medical Center, where she is being treated in isolation.
Beatrix hospital
As a precaution, Beatrix Hospital is taking a number of measures. The contacts of the patient, including the care staff, are mapped and monitored by the GGD. The hospital has also announced a patient stop. This means that no new patients will be admitted to this hospital temporarily. In addition, the hospital is also temporarily closed to visitors.
Travelers from areas with cornona virus
People who have been to one of the areas where the corona virus is present and have complaints are advised to stay at home. If the symptoms get worse, contact the doctor by telephone. It involves people living in China, South Korea, Iran, Singapore and northern Italy. In Northern Italy, the following provinces are: the Aosta Valley, Piedmont, Lombardy, Trentino-South Tyrol, Friuli-Julian-Venice, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna and Liguria.
Restriction for roommates of patients
People who are housemates of confirmed patients and who have been at risk must limit their social contacts. This means that these people are not allowed to work and to come out as little as possible.
COVID-19
COVID-19 can spread through drops. For example if someone coughs or sneezes in the face of another. To prevent the disease from spreading further in the Netherlands, the GGD and the RIVM National Institute for Public Health and the Environment map out who has been in close contact with the infected patients. These contacts are monitored and must record their temperature twice a day and report this to the GGD. They must also report any health complaints they have. If they receive complaints that are compatible with COVID-19, they will also be isolated and tested. These measures reduce the chance that the disease can spread in the Netherlands.
The European headquarters of sports brand Nike in Hilversum is closed today and tomorrow, because one of the employees is infected with the corona virus. The ANP reports this on the basis of an email sent to the staff last night. The building will be thoroughly cleaned and tomorrow the employees will receive instructions on when they can go back to work, the email says.
At the moment it is not clear whether one of the already known infection cases is working at the office, or whether a new infection has been added.
Het Maasstad Ziekenhuis in Rotterdam neemt uit voorzorg tijdelijk geen nieuwe pati?nten op de intensive care op. Bij een pati?nt die op de afdeling heeft gelegen is bij een eerste test het coronavirus vastgesteld.
Netherlands - As a precautionary measure, Maasstad Hospital in Rotterdam is temporarily not admitting new patients to intensive care. In a patient who has been in the ward, the #coronavirus #Covid_19 has been confirmed during a first test.
8 new patients were reported , brings the total number of positive tests to 18
As of Monday 2 March, 8 new patients were reported to the RIVM National Institute for Public Health and the Environment. This brings the total number of positive tests to 18 in the Netherlands. Almost all new persons diagnosed with the new corona virus are people who have been to northern Italy or are family contacts of a previous patient. If the source of the patient's infection is still unknown, this is also sorted out.
The Municipal Health Service (GGD) and are working on mapping the contacts of all patients. All contacts are placed under monitoring by the GGD for 14 days after their last contact with the patient and must monitor their health and inform the GGD accordingly. In addition to this, family contacts are asked to stay at home and to have as little physical contact as possible with other people. In the event of complaints, the contacts are tested.
Admission stop IC intensive care department Maasstad Hospital
One of the patients was in intensive care at Maasstad Hospital. The hospital has meanwhile instituted a partial admission stop in the intensive care unit as a precautionary measure. This means that no new patients will be admitted to this department. Furthermore, the hospital remains open. The hospital and the GGD map the contacts of the patient (visitors and carers) 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.
Another NL hospital closes ICU unit as Covid-19 diagnoses continue to rise
By Janene Pieters on March 3, 2020 - 09:14
The Rode Kruis Hospital (RKZ) in Beverwijk stopped admitting new patients to its intensive care unit on Tuesday, because one of its patients may have the new strain of the coronavirus. A resident of the municipality of Haarlem also tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday, NU.nl reports.
The RKZ patient's first test for Covid-19 came back positive. The hospital is still waiting for the results of the second, definitive test...
...That brings the total number of Covid-19 cases up to 20 or 21, depending on whether the diagnosis for the Beverwijk hospital patient is confirmed. A total of ten people were diagnosed with the virus late last week and over the weekend. On Monday the number of diagnoses jumped to 18. And later on Monday it was confirmed that a 5-year-old from Alphen aan den Rijn was also diagnosed, according to NOS...
Netherlands coronavirus total rises to 24 with new Covid-19 cases confirmed
By Janene Pieters on March 3, 2020 - 13:11
Public health institute RIVM confirmed six new coronavirus diagnoses in the Netherlands. These patients were reported to the RIVM on Monday and are all currently quarantined at home, the health service said. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also updated its travel advice for Japan due to the virus.
According to the RIVM, a total of 24 people have now been diagnosed with Covid-19 in the Netherlands. "Almost all persons diagnosed with the coronavirus are travelers from northern Italy or are family contacts of a previous patient," the health service said. "The source of the infection is still unknown for a few patients. This is still under investigation."...
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.
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.
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.
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.
