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The Netherlands Is Letting People Get Sick to Beat Covid-19 [video]

3 points by danboarder 7y ago

mytailorisrich 7y ago
We've heard that before... It may sound attractive but the snag is that they always add that they also want "to make sure that the hospitals have enough capacity to help sick patients"... Which becomes impossible if the virus is left to spread uncontrolled... At which point draconian measures are still enacted. So the question is in fact: How controlled is the spread of the virus in the Netherlands?
- danboarder 7y ago
  Good question, I would like to hear from someone who lives there. If younger healthy people could spread it while also distancing from vulnerable populations (elderly) during the process, it sounds like it could work.
  - mytailorisrich 7y ago
    What they said in the UK... Full lockdown starts today.
- GardenStick 7y ago
  Great summarization.
- Arnt 7y ago
  If there are differences in principle they don't have much practical effect. Here's a graph of the Netherlands together with its neighbours Germany and Belgium (and for comparison Italy): http://www.casualhacker.net/covid19/#act;rel;log;DEU;ITA;NLD;BEL http://www.casualhacker.net/covid19/#act;rel;log;DEU;ITA;NLD...
rapnie 7y ago
Current lockdown is not much different from those in other countries. Netherlands has been under a form of lockdown from 15 March, but 23 March the lockdown has been tightened: > 23 March: in a press conference it was announced that all events are banned until 1 June. Fines will be issued to those not complying with the new rules. Companies may face a fine up to €4.000, individuals risk a fine up to €400. Prime Minister Mark Rutte repeated his call to keep distance from each other. Individuals can be fined when there are more than 2 people together (exception for families). Some lockdowns are stricter. In NL we can still take a walk outside, or go to a shop. But shops have to take measures so the 1.5m distance between people is assured (or risk the €4.000 fine). Restaurants, bars, schools have been closed since March 15. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_coronavirus_pandemic_in_the_Netherlands https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_coronavirus_pandemic_in_t...

3 points by danboarder 7y ago

We've heard that before... It may sound attractive but the snag is that they always add that they also want "to make sure that the hospitals have enough capacity to help sick patients"... Which becomes impossible if the virus is left to spread uncontrolled... At which point draconian measures are still enacted. So the question is in fact: How controlled is the spread of the virus in the Netherlands?

danboarder 7y ago
Good question, I would like to hear from someone who lives there. If younger healthy people could spread it while also distancing from vulnerable populations (elderly) during the process, it sounds like it could work.
- mytailorisrich 7y ago
  What they said in the UK... Full lockdown starts today.
GardenStick 7y ago
Great summarization.
Arnt 7y ago
If there are differences in principle they don't have much practical effect. Here's a graph of the Netherlands together with its neighbours Germany and Belgium (and for comparison Italy): http://www.casualhacker.net/covid19/#act;rel;log;DEU;ITA;NLD;BEL http://www.casualhacker.net/covid19/#act;rel;log;DEU;ITA;NLD...

rapnie 7y ago

Current lockdown is not much different from those in other countries. Netherlands has been under a form of lockdown from 15 March, but 23 March the lockdown has been tightened: > 23 March: in a press conference it was announced that all events are banned until 1 June. Fines will be issued to those not complying with the new rules. Companies may face a fine up to €4.000, individuals risk a fine up to €400. Prime Minister Mark Rutte repeated his call to keep distance from each other. Individuals can be fined when there are more than 2 people together (exception for families). Some lockdowns are stricter. In NL we can still take a walk outside, or go to a shop. But shops have to take measures so the 1.5m distance between people is assured (or risk the €4.000 fine). Restaurants, bars, schools have been closed since March 15. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_coronavirus_pandemic_in_the_Netherlands https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_coronavirus_pandemic_in_t...