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Companies must refund €1.4 billion in Covid wage support

Almost 40,000 companies which received help in paying staff wages at the height of the coronavirus pandemic have been told to repay at least some of the cash, benefits agency UWV has confirmed. In total, the agency expects refunds of €1.4 billion and says seven in 10 companies that benefited from the scheme between June and September 2020 must pay money back. Four in 10 of them will have to refund the entire amount. The aim of the measure was... More >

Covid vaccines saved 88,000 hospital cases

The number of people ending up in hospital as a result of Covid-19 infections would be three times as high without vaccines, the RIVM has concluded. The public health agency said vaccination had saved 88,000 hospitalisations between the start of August 2021 and the end of August 2022, the vast majority (68,000) among people aged over 60. Over the same period 45,000 people were taken to hospital with coronavirus, figures compiled by the National Intensive Care Evaluation (NICE) show. The... More >

More Covid patients, fewer positive tests

More Covid patients, fewer positive tests

More people were admitted to hospital with coronavirus in the past week, but the number of positive test reports is down, public health institute RIVM said on Tuesday. The number of positive tests at regional health board centres fell 19% and there were 21% fewer cases reported at nursing homes, the latest weekly update from the institute shows. The key R reproduction rate remains below 1 while the amount of virus particles found in waste water, which fell 8% last... More >

Coronavirus death toll nears 45,000

In total, 1420 people died from coronavirus in the second quarter this year, taking the death toll in the Netherlands to 44,760 by the end of June, national statistics agency CBS said on Friday. Two thirds of them were over the age of 80 and many lived in residential care, the CBS said. Just 6% of those dying of coronavirus between April and the end of June were under the age of 65. The new CBS estimate is double the... More >

Covid hospital patients top 1,200

There are currently 1,234 people being treated in hospital with coronavirus, the highest level since April 15, according to patient monitoring centre LCPS. A month ago, fewer than 500 people were in hospital with Covid-19. Public health institute RIVM said two weeks ago that the Netherlands was at the start of the long-expected autumn wave. However, there are cautious signs that the peak may now have been reached. Although more people are being treated in hospital, the number of admissions... More >

Covid-19 vaccine hampered by poor planning

The Dutch vaccination programme against Covid-19 was held back because the government’s initial plan was too reliant on family doctors, a report by the safety council has concluded. In the second of three reports into the government’s response to the coronavirus crisis, the OVV said preparations to set up vaccination centres through the local health board (GGD) network only started in December 2020, a month before the first jabs were given. The Netherlands was the last country in the EU... More >

More Covid cases in nursing homes

The number of nursing home residents testing positive for coronavirus rose by 23% over the past week and hospital admissions are also rising, public health institute RIVM said in its Tuesday update. The current spread of the virus is extra dangerous for people in vulnerable health and this means that the government’s ‘thermometer’ for measuring the pressure on the healthcare system and society at large should be increased from 1 to 2, the RIVM said. ‘Coronavirus can spread quickly in... More >

Most blood donors have had coronavirus

Almost four in five blood donors have coronavirus antibodies in their blood, compared with just one in five a year ago, before Omicron became the dominate strain, according to new figures from blood donation agency Sanquin. In total, 90% of donors under the age of 25 have antibodies – indicating they have had the virus – as have 59% of the over 70s. ‘Omicron would appear to be more infectious but does not make people as ill,’ Sanquin doctor and... More >

More Covid patients are hospitalised

The number of coronavirus patients admitted to hospital has risen sharply over the past seven days and positive tests are also going up, public health institute RIVM said in its weekly Tuesday update. Some 485 people were hospitalised with coronavirus, and 76 were admitted for other reasons but had the virus, the RIVM said. A week ago, 380 people were sent to hospital because they had Covid. In total, 870 people are now being treated in hospital for the virus,... More >

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Covid vaccines saved 88,000 hospital cases

Covid vaccines saved 88,000 hospital cases

Most blood donors have had coronavirus

Most blood donors have had coronavirus

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