Photo: Brandon Hartley
On Saturday, February 27, it will be a year since the first case of coronavirus was reported in the Netherlands. Here is a timeline of how the disease spread through the country and the government’s response.
December 31 2019: Wuhan Municipal Health Commission in China announces 27 infections with a new type of coronavirus, which will become known as Sars-Cov-2.
January 20 2020: The United States and South Korea both report their first novel coronavirus cases to the WHO.
January 24: Europe’s first case is reported in France.
February 21: Carnaval weekend begins, with revellers cramming into bars and nightclubs in southern Dutch provinces.