National Heatwave Plan no longer in effect, smog alert withdrawn As of Thursday, 21 July 2022, the National Heatwave Plan is no longer in effect. RIVM also withdraws the smog alert.
Smog alert in the Netherlands Tuesday 19 July Just as in recent days, today 19 July there is a risk of smog across the Netherlands due to high ozone concentrations.
National Heatwave Plan active as of 18 July and smog warning throughout the Netherlands It is warm and the heat will continue over the coming days. For many people, this means enjoying the beach or garden. For others, heat can be less enjoyable.
Vulnerable groups in society have been hit harder by the COVID-19 pandemic Some vulnerable groups in society have been hit harder by the COVID-19 pandemic than less vulnerable groups. These include young people (up to 24 years) who have physical or mental problems or come from low-income families.
Operations postponed due to pandemic result in 320,000 healthy life years lost The COVID-19 pandemic caused over 305,000 operations to be postponed in 2020 and 2021 in the Netherlands.
Preparations for COVID-19 vaccinations now in progress RIVM is preparing for implementation of the coronavirus vaccinations. As soon as there is a safe and effective vaccine against the novel coronavirus, it will be quickly and carefully deployed to vaccinate the target groups.
R number rises to 1, decrease in newly reported COVID-19 infections slows In the past week, the Municipal Health Services (GGDs) reported 36,931 new reports of confirmed COVID infections. This is about the same as in the previous week, when 37,706 new COVID-19 infections were reported (-2%).
Second wave is subsiding far slower than the first wave For the second week in a row, the number of newly reported COVID-19 infections decreased last week compared to the week before that.
Decrease in COVID-19 cases as expected, high number of contagious people persists The number of newly reported COVID-19 infections decreased last week compared to the week before that. The number of newly reported infections is dropping in all regions.
Coronavirus monitoring in sewage now easier to compare on Coronavirus Dashboard Starting this week, the measurement results from the sewage research in various municipalities and security regions can be compared on the Coronavirus Dashboard.