COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands
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| COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands | |
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| File:COVID-19 outbreak the Netherlands per capita cases map.svg Confirmed cases per 100,000 inhabitants by municipality. | |
| File:COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands – registered infections by province from 21 to 31 March 2020.gif Confirmed cases by province from 21 to 31 March 2020. | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Netherlands |
| Index case | Tilburg |
| Arrival date | 27 February 2020 (5 years, 9 months, 3 weeks and 5 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 43,841[1] |
| Recovered | unknown[a] |
Deaths | 5,590[1] |
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to the Netherlands on 27 February 2020.
Cases[change]
The first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Tilburg. It was a 56-year-old Dutchman who had arrived in the Netherlands from Italy. As of 14 May, there are 43,481 confirmed cases of infection and 5,590 confirmed COVID-19-deaths.[1] The first death occurred on 6 March, when an 86-year-old patient died in Rotterdam.[3]
Response[change]
Measures were taken by the Rutte III cabinet for the public health to prevent the spread of this virus disease, including the “intelligent lockdown”.[4]
Testing[change]
By mid-March, the country could test about 1,000 samples per day, which is less than other European countries.[5] This explains the large number of deaths in COVID cases there.[6]
Notes[change]
References[change]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Current information about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)". rivm.nl. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ↑ "Coronavirus in the Netherlands: the questions you want answered". Dutch News. 12 March 2020.
- ↑ "Patiënt met nieuw coronavirus overleden". rivm.nl (in Nederlands). 6 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ↑ Maarten Keulemans (2020-03-12). "Are we doing enough? RIVM boss Van Dissel: 'As soon as something indicates infection in the family: isolation'". de Volkskrant (in Nederlands). Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ↑ Newmark, Zack (21 March 2020). "Coronavirus cases surge to 3,631 as 30 more Dutch patients die". NL Times.
- ↑ Waster, Jeroen (20 March 2020). "Groeiende kritiek experts op gebrek aan testen in Nederland" (in Nederlands).