The 1.5-metre society is difficult to maintain Personal hygiene measures, such as not shaking hands, or using paper tissues, are not considered a problem by most Dutch people.
Emissions of greenhouse gases slightly lower again in 2019 Emissions of greenhouse gases in the Netherlands were 3% lower in 2019 than in 2018.
COVID-19 in nursing homes is stabilising The number of new nursing homes with COVID-19 patients is stabilising.
Rapid diagnostic tests are not reliable The Serology Task Force of the National Coordination Centre for Testing Capacity – a partnership between RIVM, hospitals and laboratories – has collected research results on rapid diagnostic tests
Rapid and accurate contact tracing required in the coming period Now that the Cabinet is relaxing the measures to combat the novel coronavirus step by step, people will go outside more frequently. The chance of the virus spreading again will then increase.
Clear impact achieved by national measures to combat the COVID-19 epidemic To monitor the effect of the measures against the spread of the novel coronavirus, the time when reported COVID-19 patients became ill was examined.
Rapid developments in modern biotechnology are a challenge for risk assessment Due to developments in modern biotechnology, such as genome editing, synthetic biology and regulation of gene expression, many new applications are expected in the next ten years.
Bacteriophages: insufficient understanding of phage treatment of human infections Bacteriophages are viruses that can kill bacteria. The question is whether bacteriophages can be used to treat infections in humans.
National Action Plan for sexual health The Dutch National Action Plan for STI, HIV and sexual health describes the most important goals for the next five years.
Greenhouse gas emissions slightly down in 2017 Despite the growth of the economy, greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands in 2017 were1 percent lower than in the previous year.