Comprehensive intensive care, the Netherlands asks Germany for help

In the country there is no obligation to wear a mask, even in closed public places. But now even the majority of the population seems to disagree with the government’s “soft” decisions. Even more so after the number of daily infections has taken a new leap, reaching almost 6 thousand compared to a population of 17 million inhabitants. And with him intensive therapy They are starting to get too crowded. A problem the Netherlands is trying to tackle for now by asking Germany for help.

Berlin, as it had done between March and June, gave the green light for the transfer of 200 Dutch patients. But this time the epidemiological situation in Germany could slow down German solidarity with the Dutch neighbors. Berlin’s health authorities have, in fact, warned local politicians and administrators about the risks in the immediate future: to date, daily infections are around 4,000, but the figure could increase fivefold in a few weeks. “The current situation worries me a lot. We do not know how things will develop in the coming weeks. We may have more than 10,000 cases a day. It is possible that the virus is spreading uncontrollably,” said the director of the Institute. Robert Koch Lothar wieler.

German concerns are echoed in the Netherlands, where part of the government would like stronger measures to deal with the new wave. The 5,831 new positive cases registered in the last 24 hours are more than double the number counted just a week ago. The healthcare system is under pressure: 1,070 people are currently hospitalized for Covid-19, up from 80 on July 30. However, a part of the government still prefers to take time, it seems, to accurately assess the effects of last measures takenMuch smoother, to be honest, than those that take place in other parts of Europe like Spain, France and Belgium. Particularly striking is the stubbornness of not making masks mandatory, at least in closed public places. For 71% of the Dutch, according to a recent survey, it would be necessary to introduce the obligation. But the government, for now, has limited itself to recommending its use.