When the Netherlands discovered a record number of new infections every Tuesday, the Dutch medical system was in a hurry to replenish the intensive care bed for COVID 19 patients. The hospital is still under great stress and has canceled regular and scheduled treatments, but weekly injections at the National Institute for Public Health (RIVM) show signs of stability, only slightly from the previous week. It increased by 1% to 155,152.
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On Tuesday, there were less than 100 free intensive care units in the Netherlands, of which 595 were COVID 19 patients and another 500 were patients with other illnesses. The impact of the additional blockade imposed by Prime Minister Mark Rutte‘s government on Friday has not yet been reflected in the weekly figures as it did not take effect until Sunday. The bars, restaurants and most shops close after 5 pm. Homework instruction and mask-wearing at junior high school until 5 am. Hospitals are attempting to reestablish the peak capacity of 1,350 ICU beds attained during the original COVID-19 wave in April 2020, with ICU admissions exceeding 40 per day during the last week.
According to the Netherlands’ Care Authority (NZa), one-third of the country’s hospitals have stopped providing care that can be planned in advance, and nearly a third have stated that they cannot always perform even critical surgeries that can be planned in advance, including some cancer and heart surgeries.
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