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 diag
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 diag
Now that the Cabinet is relaxing the measures to combat the novel coronavirus step by step, people will go outside more frequently.
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.
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.
The actual number of deaths from the novel coronavirus in the Netherlands is higher than the reported numbers that RIVM publishes daily.
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.
RIVM has launched a large-scale study to investigate how many people have antibodies for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
The novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has been detected in wastewater in the Netherlands, according to RIVM research.