Holland records no coronavirus deaths for the first time since early March
- Netherlands reported 49,658 covid-19 cases, 69 testing positive in last 24 hours
- However the National Institute for Public Health said there had been no deaths
- On June 16 0 covid-19 deaths were also recorded due to a reporting lag
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Dutch health authorities today reported no new deaths overnight resulting from the coronavirus pandemic for the first time since the beginning of March.
Officially the Netherlands has reported 49,658 cases of infection, with 69 people testing positive over the last 24 hours. In all 6,090 people have died.
‘There has been no report of any deaths,’ the National Institute for Public Health (RIVM) said on its website.
Protesters face the police, during a demonstration targeting the government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis, at Malieveld, the Hague, Netherlands, Sunday, June 21, 2020
The RIVM warned however that ‘there is a delay between the day a patient was admitted to hospital or died and when it was actually reported’, meaning deaths over the weekend may not yet have been flagged up.
A country of over 17 million people, the Netherlands took an ‘intelligent lockdown’ approach to the pandemic with no stay-at-home orders – less strict than some other European countries.
Restaurants, cinemas, cafes, museums and terraces were all authorised to open on June 1 but with social distancing requirements.
In all 6,090 people have died from covid-19 in the Netherlands. Zero deaths were reported over the last 24 hours in the Netherlands
Officially the Netherlands has reported 49,658 cases of infection, with 69 people testing positive over the last 24 hours
Demonstrators attend the protest at Malieveld, the Hague, Netherlands this Sunday that focused on the coronavirus measures of the cabinet
Dutch police charged hundreds of what they called soccer fans with horses and a water cannon in the center of The Hague Sunday and warned people to stay away from the city centre
Schools have also largely reopened.
But riot and mounted police had to use water cannons and arrested hundreds of people after clashes broke out on Sunday during protests over virus measures.
On June 16 zero deaths were reported, this jumped up to 11 the following day, suggesting a lag in reporting.