In 2019, the Dutch reporting centre for adverse effects of medical implants (MEBI) received 397 reports of suspected adverse effects. The reports concerned 462 implants.

It is estimated that about one-third of nursing homes in the Netherlands have at least one patient with COVID-19.

The actual number of deaths from the novel coronavirus in the Netherlands is higher than the reported numbers published by RIVM.

There are significant regional differences in the coronavirus epidemic in the Netherlands.

In 2017, concentrations of nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter in most parts of the Netherlands were below European limit values.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published a provisional health-based guidance value for perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA).

RIVM welcomed the Director General of ANCSEP Tunisia, Mr Mechichi on 11 and 12 December 2018.