March 19 in The Netherlands

New positives:     409
Total positives:   2460
New deaths:           18
Total deaths:          76
Total admissions: 489

Under the total positives are 594 people who work in care. They are tested sooner, more often and more people are tested.

Those who died were in age between 63 and 95.
The total admissions are those who have been in hospital and are still in hospital.

Noord Brabant, 870 positive tested.
Zuid Holland    312
Limburg            301

40 GP practices should be an indicator of amounts of patients in the population. The last week 2 cases were added and now the total is 10


The ministwer that had a dizzy spell last evening, Bruno Bruins, has asked to be replaced.
So De Jonge is the name of the new man.

New guidelines and adjustments of guidelines:

• No visitors to vulnerabl epeople in group and carehomes.
• but when someone is terminal visitors are allowed.
• In normal home situations, the carer should not visit when he or she has the slightest symptom and find a replacement.
• As daycare has closed there should be kept a close watch on the elderly and vulnerable, and also on the caretakers.
• IC beds to 1500. 550 will be for regular cases.
• expectation for next week: between 500 to 1000 nieuw patients.
• Still working on equipment and personell.
• Ventilators of normal beds can be used, and vets have offered theirs.
• Lots of cooperation everywhere. 
• Preparations are for the maximum scenario.
• Threatening shortage of beds in Noord Brabant. Patients will be transported to other hospitals.
• April 6 decisions will be published about new or changes in guidelines.
• Expected: continuation of guideliness past april 6
  

The situation in Noord Brabant and Limburg have showed that limiting visitors works.

De Jonge said something about daycare and then forgot to say more.
he said that there is lots of attention for the caregivers at home. But I can't agree with him.