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“We thought we understood how this virus behaves, but we still keep getting surprised at every turn". |
| Interviews with three members of the novel coronavirus Outbreak Management Team. Aura Timen, coordinator of the COVID-19 response at RIVM, Marion Koopmans, professor of virology Erasmus MC and Jacco Wallinga, head of RIVM's department of Infectious Disease Modelling on how they have experienced the coronavirus crisis so far. Read more |
Epidemics then and now |
| RIVM has been fighting infectious diseases for over a century. The coronavirus pandemic is not an isolated incident. Through the ages, the Netherlands and other countries have faced many pandemics and epidemics, including the Spanish flu and smallpox. Watch the video |
Novel coronavirus: experts on air quality and infectious diseases join forces to look for answers |
| Since the start of the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, there have been questions in the Netherlands about a potential connection between livestock farming, air quality, and the spread of this disease. We still do not have the answers, but experts in a wide range of sectors, from infectious diseases and zoonoses to health and the environment, are working together to compile more knowledge in this area. Read more |
What drives people in the age of corona? |
| The Corona Behavioural Unit at RIVM has been working non-stop since April 2020. It was founded as a direct response to the coronavirus crisis. There was already a significant body of behavioural expertise within RIVM, but the Behavioural Unit now combines it into one unit, supported by external experts. Mariken Leurs and Reint Jan Renes explain more about what this Behavioural Unit contributes. Read more |
RIVM as a WHO reference laboratory for COVID-19 |
| “A recognition of our wide-ranging and in-depth expertise on coronaviruses” – Watch the video |
Weekly COVID-19 update |
| From 1 July on, we no longer publish daily updates on the COVID-19 numbers in the Netherlands. We switched to a weekly update, which is published every Tuesday. The first weekly update was published on 7 July. Open data including daily figures is available via data.rivm.nl. Our weekly COVID-19 update can be found here. Some of the data is still available on the Coronavirus Dashboard provided by the Dutch national government. The dashboard is updated daily (only in Dutch). |
COVID-19 news and information |
| Sewage research: decline of novel coronavirus in the Netherlands. RIVM is conducting various studies on the role of children in the spread of COVID-19. |
Other news |
| Vaccination rate increased, HPV even significantly Radioactive substances in the air over Northern Europe Spread of tick-borne encephalitis virus in the Netherlands Technical brief on WASH and wastewater management to prevent infections and reduce AMR Horizon2020 project BlueHealth has launched BlueHealth Toolbox for urban blue spaces |
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