- The RIVM reports 2794 new corona infections on Wednesday. That is 285 more than Tuesday.
- Belgium is temporarily stopping the administration of Johnson & Johnson (also known as the Janssen vaccine) coronavirus vaccines to people under 41 after a woman under the age of 40 died in a hospital. That reports the VRT.
- Many SMEs are still doing well despite the corona crisis. states accounting firm SRA based on an analysis of 6,600 annual accounts for 2020. Many smaller companies have survived the crisis thanks to government support. Average turnover rose by 0.6 percent last year.
- To stimulate innovation and achieve better competition, the central government must work more closely with the regions. That says the Advisory Council for Science, Technology and Innovation (AWTI). With improved cooperation, prosperity can improve, states the independent advisory body.
- The untapped labor potential, semi-unemployed and underutilized part-time workers, rose by 97,000 last year to 1.1 million people. That reports CBSThe percentage is highest in Groningen and North Holland.
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