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Dutch hospitals ready to vaccinate, could do 500.000 jabs per week
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Dutch hospitals ready to vaccinate, could do 500.000 jabs per week
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On Thursday, around 60 hospitals across the Netherlands announced they were ready to assist the GGD and GPs with the national vaccination campaign, stating that they could perform as many as 500.000 jabs per week from the end of May.
Hospital staff to carry out vaccinations again COVID-19
A spokesperson for the National Acute Care Network (LNAZ) said hospitals would focus on vaccinating “young, healthy people” against COVID-19. “In principle, pricking can be done from the end of May, if all deliveries of the vaccines go through, of course, the spokesperson explained.
Terraces open for the first time in six months as lockdown is eased
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Terraces open for the first time in six months as lockdown is eased
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After an eventful King’s Day, Wednesday marked the day that a number of coronavirus restrictions were relaxed across the Netherlands: shops and terraces opened, the curfew was lifted, and people can now receive two household guests per day.
Dutch catering industry reopened after six months
After being closed for six months, the catering industry was relieved to finally welcome some customers again. While many business owners have made it clear that the partial reopening - combined with the strict rules outlined by the Dutch government - will do little to support their business, welcoming customers back onto terraces is definitely a step in the right direction.
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‘In order to arrive at the best possible estimate of the number of injections performed, from January 31 2021 the figure will temporarily be supplanted by a arithmetical assumption,’ the government said on its coronavirus dashboard.
It said that while the network of local health boards (GGD) update their vaccination figures daily, the two other sources of data – hospitals and the long-term care sector – took longer to process the numbers, so their figures will be estimated from now on.
But the National Acute Care Network (LNAZ) described De Jonge’s statement as ‘blatantly untrue’ and refuted the suggestion that hospitals were giving incomplete information.