“It really felt like a job and a responsibility”: A chat with the Groninger behind the Dutch Covid-19 News WhatsApp group
RUG student Bart Swinkels started sharing COVID-19 updates in English on WhatsApp in 2020, and he still continues today.
Tag: COVID-19
Number of corona infections increasing again
The number of people testing positive for COVID-19 is going up again, as is the amount of virus particles detected ...
COVID’s true death toll higher than official records, CBS says
The number of people who have died because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands might be almost twice as ...
Walk-ins for second booster shot open for all those eligible
From Thursday (April 14), anyone who is eligible for the second Covid-19 booster dose can get their jab at two ...
Police in Northern Netherlands resorted more to violence during corona times
Police officers in Northern Netherlands resorted to violence to restore order more often in the past two years, reports the ...
UMCG looking for volunteers for COVID-19 vaccine study
The UMCG and expertise center TRACER will soon start a study on the COVID-19 booster vaccine AKS-452, from the American ...
Another Groningen hospital postpones planned surgeries due to staffing challenges
Groningen's Martini Hospital has called off large numbers of planned operations as nursing numbers drop and infection cases among staff ...
Municipality of Groningen to compensate entrepreneurs badly affected by Corona
Entrepreneurs working in sectors that have seen a decrease in sales of more than 40% because of COVID-19 measures and ...
Northern provinces see small decline in hospital patients with COVID-19
Hospitals in Drenthe, Friesland and Groningen have seen a very small decrease in the number of patients suffering from Covid-19. ...
NL to drop almost all COVID restrictions
The Netherlands is to scrap almost all its COVID-19 restrictions on February 25 which have been in place to curb ...