- The RIVM reports 6257 new corona infections on Monday. That is 1797 fewer than Sunday. Hospital occupancy increased. The government sticks to the proposed relaxations.
- The EU is set to take legal action against AstraZeneca, the Swedish-British coronavirus vaccine producer according to European Commissioner Stella Kyriakides (Public Health) delivery promises have not been fulfilled on several occasions.
- Philips warns that it may have to stop production of equipment to treat cardiac arrest in the short term due to the global chip shortage. At the NOS CEO Van Houten calls on chip suppliers to ensure “that the value chain for medical equipment is not jeopardized in any case”.
- Jacco Vonhof, chairman of MKB-Nederland, pleads in De Telegraaf for an extension and expansion of the corona support. He calls on politicians to provide more customization for affected entrepreneurs.
- Fully vaccinated Americans will be allowed to travel to European Union countries again around the summer, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says. in The New York TimesThe exact date is not yet known, but the US expects to have vaccinated approximately 70 percent of the population by mid-June.
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