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Drop in hospitalisations means next week s relaxations look increasingly likely
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At the press conference on May 11, Prime Minister Mark Rutte revealed that, if the number of coronavirus patients in Dutch hospitals fell by 20 percent over the course of the week, a handful of coronavirus restrictions would be lifted on May 19. The good news is that the number of coronavirus infections and hospitalisations is continuing to fall, and the relaxations planned for Wednesday are looking increasingly likely.
Coronavirus situation in the Netherlands looks hopeful
On May 13, 6.088 infections were reported, over 400 fewer than the average from the previous seven days. On May 12, 163 hospital admissions were reported, 50 fewer than the average from the previous seven days. In addition to this, Health Minister Hugo de Jonge announced that the Netherlands had reached the significant m
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Germany s restrictions were originally scheduled to last through Christmas. But that proved optimistic. As cases rose, the shutdown tightened. Nonessential shops will remain shut until at least the end of January. Many schools and kindergartens are closed. On Tuesday, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany would face eight to 10 very tough weeks ahead and warned that the variant of the coronavirus first identified in Britain could hit Germany hard. Karl Lauterbach, the Social Democrats health spokesperson in the Bundestag, has set a seven-day rate of 25 infections per 100,000 people as a target. Right now, the number is 165.
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Lockdown set to be extended, but new coronavirus case total is going down
Hugo de Jonge arrives at Sunday’s meeting. Photo: Robin van Lonkhuijsen ANP
The Dutch coronavirus lockdown is ‘almost certainly’ to be extended by three weeks, sources in The Hague have told broadcaster NOS.
Ministers met at prime minister Mark Rutte’s official residence on Sunday to discuss the latest situation with key advisors, including public health chief Jaap van Dissel.
The government announced in mid December that schools and non essential shops would close until the third week in January. However, because infection rates are still high, a number of experts have gone public in recent days calling for an extension of the lockdown.