The Dutch government may impose new covid-19 restrictions to reduce pressure on hospitals struggling to deal with a swelling number of COVID-19 patients, Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said on Monday (Oct. 25)Â
On October 24, a total of 748 COVID-19 patients were occupying hospital beds in the Netherlands, 185 of which were being treated in intensive care. This marks an increase of over 100 patients compared to last Tuesday, and the highest number since June 11, when the total number of coronavirus hospital patients was 729.
The number of daily infections reported by the National Institute for Public Health and Environment (RIVM) also continues to rise.
The Dutch government is once again facing increasing pressure to take action against the rising figures. The Labour Party (PvdA) is calling on the Outbreak Management Team (OMT) to issue new advice as soon as possible in response to the rising number of infections. Medical experts are also calling for action.
