COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to the Netherlands on 27 February 2020.
| COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands | |
|---|---|
   From left to right: An empty Dam Square in Amsterdam after social distancing measures, military bringing in medical equipment in a hospital, empty shelves in a supermarket because of panic buying. | |
 Confirmed cases per 100,000 inhabitants by municipality. | |
 Confirmed cases by province from 21 to 31 March 2020. | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Netherlands |
| Index case | Tilburg |
| Arrival date | 27 February 2020 (4 years, 2 months, 3 weeks and 2 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 43,841[1] |
| Recovered | unknown[lower-alpha 1] |
Deaths | 5,590[1] |
Cases
The first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Tilburg. It was a 56-year-old Dutchman who had arrived in the Netherlands from Italy. As of 14 May, there are 43,481 confirmed cases of infection and 5,590 confirmed COVID-19-deaths.[1] The first death occurred on 6 March, when an 86-year-old patient died in Rotterdam.[3]
Response
Measures were taken by the Rutte III cabinet for the public health to prevent the spread of this virus disease, including the “intelligent lockdown”.[4]
Testing
By mid-March, the country could test about 1,000 samples per day, which is less than other European countries.[5] This explains the large number of deaths in COVID cases there.[6]
Notes
- The Dutch Government agency RIVM, responsible for the constituent country the Netherlands, does not count its number of recoveries.[2]
References
- "Current information about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)". rivm.nl. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- "Coronavirus in the Netherlands: the questions you want answered". Dutch News. 12 March 2020.
- "Patiënt met nieuw coronavirus overleden". rivm.nl (in Dutch). 6 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- Maarten Keulemans (2020-03-12). "Are we doing enough? RIVM boss Van Dissel: 'As soon as something indicates infection in the family: isolation'". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- Newmark, Zack (21 March 2020). "Coronavirus cases surge to 3,631 as 30 more Dutch patients die". NL Times.
- Waster, Jeroen (20 March 2020). "Groeiende kritiek experts op gebrek aan testen in Nederland" (in Dutch).
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