PM Rutte and Health Minister De Jonge to address nation tonight
The Dutch government is considering bringing in a curfew Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Minister Hugo de Jonge will give ...
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Tag: COVID 19
Why doesn’t the Netherlands actually use common sense and make face-masks compulsory?
“In general we use our common sense at sports clubs, at schools and in public transport” (De Jonge, 2020, September ...
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Province of Groningen: 149 confirmed cases of COVID-19, Drenthe: 107, Friesland: 118
Most in the Province of Groningen are in the City of Groningen, whilst Coevorden and the Gemeente Leeuwarden are hotspots ...
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Fifteen new infections in province of Groningen; first death; fewer infections in The Netherlands than expected
Most are in the City of Groningen The number of confirmed infections in the Province of Groningen has risen by ...
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Organisation for Dutch nature reserves: “Don’t come to De Slotplaats in Bakkeveen”
Normally places of solitude, some nature reserves are becoming far too busy during the Coronavirus outbreak Translated by Thomas Ansell ...
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Water authority Wetterskip Fryslân: Coronavirus will live in waste-water, but there is no danger from it
The authority has brought in new regulations to deal with the contamination Translated by Thomas Ansell Spores of the Coronavirus ...
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Dutch economy likely to go into recession following COVID-19 outbreak
The Central Planning Bureau has come up with several projections The economy of The Netherlands is likely to enter recession ...
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Groningen Airport Eelde to gain new use as plane parking
With so many plans grounded by the Coronavirus outbreak, Eelde may have found a new use Foreign airlines are looking ...
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King’s Speech recap
A Summary of King Willem-Alexander’s speech concerning the Corona virus epidemic By Margery Didier On the evening of the 20 ...
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‘Schools in the Northern Netherlands will not open again until corona research is complete’
It could take six weeks Schools in the Northern Netherlands and the rest of The Netherlands will not open again ...
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