- The RIVM reported 6,409 new corona infections on Wednesday, 831 more than on Tuesday. The increased figures may be explained by delayed reporting due to Easter.
- If the infection figures allow it, the terraces and shop will be allowed to open again from April 21. The curfew would also disappear. This is stated in a plan that the government plans to present to the OMT on Sunday. writes the NOS.
- In 2020, energy consumption fell below 3,000 petajoules for the first time since 1992 and fell by 3 percent. CBS thinks that the significant drop in energy consumption is mainly due to the fact that less fuel has been refueled due to the corona crisis. Less coal is also burned.
- The life expectancy of Europeans has fallen in almost all European countries in the past year. In the Netherlands the average fell by more than six months, in Spain even by 1.6 years. In Norway, Denmark and Finland, life expectancy actually increased, reports Eurostat.
- The number of starting entrepreneurs increased by 8 percent in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period last year, reports the Chamber of Commerce. At the same time, the number of companies closing down remained approximately the same and the number of bankruptcies was halved.
Nederlands