User:Donald Trung/Netherlands SARS-Coronavirus-2 expansion

This page serves as "the editing history" of the English Wikipedia article "2020 coronavirus pandemic in the Netherlands" and is preserved for attribution.

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The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was confirmed to have spread to the Netherlands on 27 February 2020, when its first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Tilburg. It involved a 56-year-old Dutchman who had arrived in the Netherlands from Italy. There are currently 8,603 confirmed cases of infection in the Netherlands and 546 infected patients have died. The first death occurred on 6 March, when an 86-year-old patient died in Rotterdam.

January 2020

 * As of 22 January 2020, the main international airport Schiphol was not taking extra measures against the spread of the virus, stating the lack of direct flights from or to Wuhan.

February 2020

 * 26 February: the Dutch foreign ministry updated its travel advice for Italy, advising citizens not to travel to areas affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.
 * 27 February: the first confirmed case of COVID-19, a man from Loon op Zand who had been in the Lombardy region of Italy was admitted to Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital in Tilburg.
 * 28 February: a second case confirmed, a woman from Amsterdam who had visited the Lombardy region in Italy was in home isolation in Diemen. She is an employee of the Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam.
 * 29 February: third and fourth cases confirmed, the husband and the youngest child of the second case. On the same day the wife and daughter of the first case were also confirmed to have the virus. Another case is a woman from Delft who is isolated at home.

1-10 March

 * 1 March: three new cases were confirmed: a 49-year-old woman from Nieuwendijk who had been hospitalised at Erasmus MC in Rotterdam, a woman in Tilburg and a man in Dalen, Coevorden. The 49-year-old woman had been admitted to the Beatrix Hospital in Gorinchem on 21 February before being transferred to Rotterdam later. She arrived at the Beatrix Hospital with respiratory problems and stayed in intensive care for a week. A test for SARS-CoV-2 was not conducted since she had no connection to infected areas or people. Therefore, her infection went unnoticed for over a week. On 1 March it was announced that she had COVID-19 and that she had been relocated to Erasmus MC due to her deteriorating condition earlier. Since then the Beatrix Hospital went into lock-down out of precaution for a few days. Only personnel was allowed to enter and leave the building. The hospital fully reopened on 5 March, after all employees had tested negative.
 * 4 March: the total number of cases was 38, which included one person passing through the Netherlands who was isolated in Hoofddorp. The next day this number more than doubled to 82. According to Bruno Bruins, Dutch minister for Medical Care, this was due to a catch-up in conducted tests.
 * 6 March: the RIVM announced the first death due to COVID-19, an 86-year-old patient.
 * 9 March: the total number of cases was 321, of which more than one-third were found in North Brabant. The prime minister Mark Rutte asked citizens to stop shaking hands. Until this day, no substantial public measures had been put in place to limit the spread of the virus.
 * 10 March: stricter measures were introduced in the province of North Brabant. Larger events were banned, including professional football, a number of dance festivals, carnival parades and concerts. A scholarship program was cancelled at the University of Eindhoven. In addition to this, the mayor of Tilburg Theo Weterings called to limit social contacts for a week.

11-20 March

 * 12 March: the government announced new measures that will be in effect through the end of the month. All events (concerts, sports) and all work meetings with more than 100 people are now forbidden and the RIVM is encouraging people to work from home. The restriction also applies to museums. All Dutch universities will suspend physical teaching until 1 April, but online teaching will continue. Schools remain open.
 * 13 March, the government cancelled all flights from China, Iran, Italy, and South Korea, the countries with the highest number of coronavirus cases, for two weeks. Flights leaving the destinations before 18:00 on that day could still land in the Netherlands.
 * 15 March: the total number of cases was 1,135. The Public Health Service (GGD) estimated that as of this day, 6,000 people in the Netherlands had been infected. This is because since 12 March people with mild complaints had not been tested anymore. Public measures were also tightened up. Schools and childcare centres will remain closed until 6 April, as well as cafés, restaurants, sports clubs, saunas, sex clubs and coffeeshops.
 * 16 March: In the evening Prime Minister Mark Rutte addressed the nation about the coronavirus. It was the first time a prime minister had addressed the nation since the 1973 oil crisis.
 * 17 March: the total number of cases was 1,705, of which 314 patients had been admitted to the hospital. Arie Slob notified that schools could stay open for the sole purpose of letting final exam candidates finish their last schoolwork. Schools will only open if certain conditions are met. This measure is taken to ensure that final exam candidates are prepared for the national exam at the start of May.
 * 18 March: the Dutch minister for Medical care, Bruno Bruins became unwell during a debate and collapsed. On 19 March he resigned from his position as minister for Medical care. In a press conference it was announced that Hugo de Jonge would onward handle the Coronavirus pandemic in the Netherlands.
 * 20 March: in a press conference it was announced that Martin van Rijn will become the new minister for Medical care. In the evening, King of the Netherlands Willem-Alexander addressed the nation, due to the coronavirus outbreak.

21-31 March

 * 22 March: NOC*NSF (Dutch Olympic Committee*Dutch Sports Federation) sent a letter to the IOC. It states the advice that the 2020 Summer Olympics only can take place when the coronavirus crisis is under control worldwide. The NOC also asked for more certainty for the athletes. The letter was supported by most of the National Sport Federations.
 * 23 March: stricter social distancing rules were announced in a press conference.
 * 24 March: in a press conference, the Dutch Minister for Primary and Secondary Education announced all final examinations (centraal eindexamen) for secondary education were cancelled.
 * 26 March: NOC*NSF (Dutch Olympic Committee*Dutch Sports Federation) provided hundreds of cooling vests for healthcare personnel at the intensive care departments in several hospitals. Doctors have to work in warm conditions among others due to the protective clothing they have to wear. The vests would initially be used by the Dutch athletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Spread to other countries and territories
A traveller from the Netherlands has been described as "Patient Zero of the Winelands" in South Africa. People arriving or returning from the Netherlands have also tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in India.

Prevention measures and response
In late March, the government announced strict social distancing rules as cases surged over 5,000. All events and gatherings of three people or more (that are not from the same household) are banned until 1 June. Furthermore, in public space a distance of at least 1.5 meters between people not from the same household must be observed, and stores and other venues are to enforce this distancing among their visitors. Fines will be issued to those not complying with the new rules. Companies may face a fine up to €4,000, individuals risk a fine up to €400. Prime Minister Mark Rutte repeated his call to keep distance from each other. Final examinations of secondary school were cancelled on 24 March.

Testing
By mid-March, the country could test about 1,000 samples per day, which is less than the capabilities of other European countries. This also explains a relatively large ratio of the number of deaths to the number of confirmed cases. As of 25 March, 2,500 samples have been tested daily and a total number of 38,000 tests performed. Because of the limited availability of testing capacity, certain groups were prioritised in testing, such as healthcare workers, elderly, and people with acute symptoms.

Impact
In response to regulations announced on 12 March, panic buying of food and medicines, resulted in empty shelves in supermarkets. Prime Minister Mark Rutte had to appeal to the nation to stop this behaviour. On 12 March it was announced that all public events with more than 100 people will be cancelled until the 6th of April; including museums, concerts, sport clubs and sport matches.

Groningen
The first case of COVID-19 in the province of Groningen occurred on

https://www.ovulation-calculators.com/coronavirus/nl/groningen

https://www.ecosia.org/search?q=eerste+CORONAVIRUS+GRONINGEN&addon=opensearch

https://nltimes.nl/2020/03/08/coronavirus-kills-two-infects-77-bringing-total-265

Statistics


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Total hospitalised and total deaths

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