Covid-19

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The Tweede Kamer COVID-19 inquiry committee during a press conference on witness hearings. May 21, 2026.
Politics
Rutte, Schoof, De Jonge set for second week of Dutch COVID-19 inquiry hearings
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Covid-19: Sign in Amsterdam's Oosterpark instructing people to stay 1.5 meters apart
HealthPolitics
Virologist tells inquiry of threats, political pressure and lessons from COVID response
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Medical Care Minister Bruno Bruins tells the Tweede Kamer he is alright moments after collapsing from exhaustion. 18 March 2020
HealthPolitics
Dutch parliament to question virologist, fmr. Healthcare Min. today in Covid inquiry
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Meningococcal Vaccine Vial
Health
Dutch health council rejects inclusion of meningococcal B vaccine in national programme
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South African comedian Kevin Fraser in May 2026
Culture
Kevin Fraser walked away from his top-class DJ life to start over in comedy
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Grammy-winning singer Gregory Porter
Culture
Grammy winner Gregory Porter discusses the tragic Covid loss that changed his biggest hits
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Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten during his first weekly press conference as the political leader of the Netherlands. 27 Feb. 2026
HealthPolitics
Dutch PM says hantavirus won’t be the next Covid as another KLM passenger shows symptoms
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Back view of children in a primary school classroom raising their hands to answer the teacher's question
PoliticsBusiness
Dutch education standards continue to lag despite repeated warnings
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
Crime
Five-year sentences recommended for Dutch men behind online drug sales linked to deaths
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Journalists with microphones
CrimeBusiness
Threats, violence, and intimidation: 262 incidents reported against journalists in 2025
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Child using a laptop
Business
Kids who failed exams during Covid at-home learning struggling more in higher education
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Man smoking a cigarette and drinking a beer
HealthBusiness
Fewer Dutch smokers seek GP help to quit since pandemic, study finds
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Doctor in latex gloves taking samples for a COVID-19 PCR test from man
HealthPoliticsBusiness
Health authorities urge caution as new COVID-19 variant spreads in the Netherlands
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The word "Healthcare" spelled out in tiles, near a green fern leaf
PoliticsBusiness
Netherlands’ healthcare expenses rose to €155 billion last year
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A woman running with two dogs between trees on a country road
Health
Dutch study finds long COVID risk has sharply fallen since pandemic’s early years
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Shopping in Covid-19 pandemic - Buying toilet paper, wearing a mask
HealthPoliticsBusiness
Netherlands woefully underprepared for a new pandemic, health services say
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Dutch police station.
Politics
Police remove benefits scandal from conspiracy theory document after criticism
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Police at an anti-social distancing protest on the Malieveld in The Hague, 21 June 2020
CrimePolitics
The Hague was allowed to block Covid lockdown protests, Council of State rules
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The entrance to the Vught Penitentiary Institution, including the ultra-secure EBI prison ward. Feb. 2024
CrimePolitics
Hundreds protest for release of COVID-skeptic lawyer arrested in sovereign citizen probe
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The Wilhelmina Hospital in Assen
HealthCrime
Nurse suspected in Covid deaths files complaint against psychiatrists who reported him
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A handful of Paxlovid pills, a medication to treat Covid-19
Health
COVID-19 and flu may reactivate dormant cancer cells, study finds
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Condolence candles and flowers
HealthPolitics
Several hundred gather in Amsterdam to pay tribute to controversial COVID-19 activist
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The Wilhelmina Hospital in Assen
Crime
Relatives try to force prosecution of nurse accused of mercy-killing Covid patients
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Long Covid
Health
Four more academic hospitals to open centers that provide specialized Long Covid care