Brief economic corona news from February 3
FHI, Federation of Technology Industries – February 3, 2021
- The RIVM reports 4060 new infections on Wednesday. That is 484 more than the day before. The number of new hospital admissions with corona patients has decreased by 1 to 67.
- The cabinet has announced that it has ordered 8 million additional doses of the Moderna vaccine. The additional doses are scheduled to be delivered by drug manufacturer Moderna in the third and fourth quarters of this year, writes outgoing Minister of Health Hugo de Jonge in a letter to Parliament.
- Large-scale vaccination with the AstraZeneca vaccine can slow the spread of the coronavirus. This is the interim conclusion of scientists in a study conducted by by The Lancet has been published.
- It ING Economic Bureau expects that the industry in the Netherlands will grow by 2.5 percent this year. In 2020, the industry shrank by 5 percent. ING also sees a revival of world trade and an increase in exports in 2021 due to growth in sectors such as automotive, semiconductors and the pharmaceutical industry.
- The CoronaMelder app has been updated, reports the central government. It is possible to temporarily pause the app and new guidelines have been implemented for testing. For example, a person can now be tested immediately after a notification from the CoronaMelder app.
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