COVID-19: Advice for residents of Noord-Brabant RIVM advises residents of the province of Noord-Brabant to limit their social contacts if they have a cold, cough or a fever. This means: stay at home.
Patient with novel coronavirus deceased An 86-year-old man who was hospitalised in the Ikazia hospital Rotterdam with COVID-19 has died. The source of infection of the patient remains unknown.
Eight new patients, Maasstad Hospital closes ICU department To date, Monday 2 March, eight new patients have been reported to RIVM. This brings the total number of positive tests in the Netherlands to 18.
Three new patients with novel coronavirus (COVID-19) Three new patients were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on March 1st, bringing the number of coronavirus patients in the Netherlands to ten.
Patient with COVID-19 in Delft On 29 February, a woman in Delft was diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Netherlands. The woman had been in Lombardy, in Northern Italy, last week.
New film on Zoonoses RIVM aims to improve the collaboration between the human and veterinary health sectors. This makes it possible to intervene quickly and efficiently in case of a zoonotic disease outbreak.
Increasing number of girls immunised against HPV In 2014 the number of girls who were immunised against the human papilloma virus (HPV) rose. This virus can cause cervical cancer later in life.
Aquatic organisms inadequately protected against insecticide imidacloprid RIVM proposes that the water quality standard for the insecticide imidacloprid be reduced by a factor of eight.
RIVM investigates dangers of e-cigarette At the request of State Secretary Martin van Rijn (VWS), RIVM is carrying out an investigation into the safety of e-cigarettes.
Annual GLOBE day: A closer look at RIVM soil Today, April 8th, RIVM welcomes education professionals for the annual GLOBE day.