Omicron variant

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A coronavirus self-test kit showing a positive result in October 2021
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New Covid-19 variant quickly spreading through NL; Biggest summer outbreak since 2021
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A hospital isolation room
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Dutchman had coronavirus for 613 days; Virus mutated over 50 times in his body
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The Haga Hospital in The Hague
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Covid hospitalizations back on the rise after new virus variant emerges
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A billboard for the vaccination site at AFAS Live in Amsterdam. July 18, 2021
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New round of Covid vaccinations unnecessary: Outbreak team
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A coronavirus self-test kit showing a positive result in October 2021
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Dutch Covid hospital patient total jumps by 27% as new coronavirus variant dominates
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Coffin at a funeral.
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Nearly 5,000 Covid-19 deaths in first half of 2022, bringing Dutch total towards 45,000
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People line up for a Covid-19 vaccination shot at a GGD facility in The Hague. 18 March 2021
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Half of Netherlands won't get repeat Covid vaccination
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A GGD healthcare worker prepares an injection with the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, Comirnaty. 18 March 2021
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EMA approves updated Pfizer, Moderna Covid vaccines to fight Omicron variant
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The emergency room and urgent care entrance at the OLVG West in Amsterdam. 15 March 2022
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Hospital backlog isn’t improving, despite Covid patient drop; Centaurus infections rising
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Coffin at a funeral.
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Covid-19 caused 8% of Netherlands deaths in first quarter
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A positive Covid-19 antigen test. October 2020
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Coronavirus variant Centaurus discovered in Netherlands for the first time
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Covid-19 self-tests
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Self-tests without Covid symptoms often inaccurate: study
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A healthworker looking through a window in Hospital during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Netherlands not prepared for Covid-19 outbreak in the fall: experts
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A billboard for the vaccination site at AFAS Live in Amsterdam. July 18, 2021
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Health Council advises extra Covid boosters for people over 60
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Student wearing a face mask next to a NS train during the summer of 2020
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Netherlands says goodbye to last Covid rules
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A woman wearing a face mask on a platform at the Hoorn train station. August 2020
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NS takes first step towards returning to normal train schedule
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Covid-19 self-tests
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As many Covid cases in 2022 as first two pandemic years combined: Blood bank
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Hospital waiting area
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Brabant hospitals ask staff to remain on duty after positive Covid test
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A face mask discarded on a street in the Netherlands. 30 January 2021
HealthPolitics
Netherlands marks two years since first coronavirus case
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Health Minister Ernst Kuipers during a press conference on 15 Feb. 2022
HealthPolitics
Netherlands announces plan to end most Covid restrictions by Feb. 25
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Large crowds in shopping center
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Dutch economy saw strongest growth in two decades
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Ernst Kuipers briefing parliament on the state of hospital care in the coronavirus crisis, 1 December 2021
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Isolation after Covid infection could be shorter, Health Min. says
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Gurneys in a hospital corridor
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Change in reporting method maybe behind high Covid hospitalizations; Figures released late today
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A pierced vial of the Comirnaty Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer/Biontech. April 10, 2021
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Covid booster shot halves chance of Omicron infection: RIVM