9 October 2020: Update on The Corona Pandemic – In the Netherlands the number of newly registered coronavirus cases near 6,000

9 October 2020: Update on The Corona Pandemic – The number of infections, hospitalisations and deaths linked to coronavirus all continue to rise. Belgium has now over 1,000 Covid patients in hospital. According to virologists a new lockdown could be imminent if the coronavirus figures don’t start to decrease within ten to twelve days. Also, in The Netherlands the situation continues to deteriorate. Yesterday, the country reported 5,381 new infections and currently has with 161 infections per 100,000 of the population more infections than countries like the US and Brazil. As a reference Spain has 158 people infected by 100,000 inhabitants. The northern provinces of the country including Friesland, Drenthe and Overijssel are now also completely red travel zones for travelers from Belgium. This means that Belgium will require travellers returning from these zones to be tested and quarantined. Clearly, travelling to The Netherlands is not going to be for tomorrow. On display is a picture I took in Beetsterzwaag years ago – Beetsterzwaag, Friesland, The Netherlands