Jaap van Dissel

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Mark Rutte speaking during the parliamentary inquiry committee on COVID-19, June 12, 2026.
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Former PM Rutte: Netherlands narrowly avoided “code black” during COVID-19 pandemic
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Mark Rutte and Hugo de Jonge at a press conference on 9 July 2021
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Inquiry into Covid-19 crisis will only start questioning Rutte, virologists in 2025
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Jaap van Dissel of the RIVM appears before a public health committee meeting on 22 April 2021
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Jaap van Dissel leaving health institute RIVM for retirement
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An advertisement calling on people with Covid-19 symptoms to get tested. 30 July 2020
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RIVM: No new Covid restrictions despite rising cases; NL unprepared for sharp increase
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Jaap van Dissel of the RIVM appears before a public health committee meeting on 22 April 2021
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Extra Covid-19 measures not yet necessary: Van Dissel
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Act against politicians who undermine science: Scientists to MP's
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Jaap van Dissel of the RIVM appears before a public health committee meeting on 22 April 2021
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Outbreak team chair also used private email for work: Report
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Jaap van Dissel of the RIVM appears before a public health committee meeting on 22 April 2021
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RIVM’s Van Dissel disagrees with report that he overstepped his role as pandemic advisor
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A discarded face mask in Friesland. September 2020
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Covid infections rising again but advice could relax further
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A face mask discarded on a street in the Netherlands. 30 January 2021
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Opposition outraged, but not surprised by Covid response criticism
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Jaap van Dissel of the RIVM appears before a public health committee meeting on 22 April 2021
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RIVM leader accused of tunnel vision during early phase of pandemic
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A sign promoting social distancing in front of the palace at Dam Square in Amsterdam. 19 March 2021.
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RIVM downplayed seriousness of Covid at start of pandemic: report
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Jaap van Dissel during a presentation to Members of the Tweede Kamer. 1 April 2020
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Chance of hospitalization with Omicron 40% lower; 13% of current Covid cases reinfections
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Child in the hospital
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Some young Covid patients hospitalized for observation
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Jaap van Dissel during a presentation to Members of the Tweede Kamer. 1 April 2020
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Too early to compare Omicron variant to the flu: Van Dissel
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Jaap van Dissel during a presentation to Members of the Tweede Kamer. 1 April 2020
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Dutch health institute was too pessimistic about Omicron, director says
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A patient getting a mucus swab test for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in Amsterdam
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Omicron variant now causing up to 15% of Dutch coronavirus infections; Vaccines less effective against it
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Projected Covid-19 ICU occupancy in lockdown (blue), post-Christmas lockdown (green), and evening lockdown (red) scenarios
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RIVM: Covid ICU total would hit 4,000 in February without lockdown
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Mark Rutte announcing a hard lockdown in the Netherlands on 18 December 2021
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Rutte: Netherlands to enter hard lockdown on Sunday morning; Vacations still permitted
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The outdoor patio of a restaurant in Amsterdam Oost, just after 5 p.m. on 14 December 2021
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Full list of all coronavirus lockdown restrictions as of Dec. 19
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A face mask held in front of a window
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Netherlands to enter 4-week lockdown from Sunday: Sources
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Mark Rutte during a press conference on 14 December 2021
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Coronavirus press conference at 7 p.m. Saturday; hard lockdown likely around the corner
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Jaap van Dissel of the RIVM appears before a public health committee meeting on 22 April 2021
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Omicron dominant Covid variant in Netherlands by January: Health institute
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Jaap van Dissel during a presentation to Members of the Tweede Kamer. 1 April 2020
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Booster shots could have prevented Covid hospitalizations: Health Institute director