Brin Andrews

Brin is an avid ice cream eater from the US, calling Amsterdam home since early 2019. As a lover of mountains, life below sea level has been a bit of an adjustment, but she manages to stay afloat with long runs, wine, and frequent travel. Incidentally, these are a few of her favourite topics to write about.

These are the COVID-19 numbers that are pushing the Netherlands into lockdown

The Netherlands is about to go into its strictest coronavirus lockdown yet. These new figures from the RIVM tell us why. In spite of the...

Dutch add “homebirth culture” to the list of intangible heritage

Homebirth culture has been added to the list of Dutch intangible heritage. According to the Netherlands Intangible Heritage Knowledge Centre (KIEN), there is nowhere...

Dutch cabinet expects nearly 22 million vaccines in the first half of 2021

In the first half of 2021, The Netherlands will have 21.7 million coronavirus vaccines available, according to a letter from Minister of Health Hugo...

Dutch surgeons warn against dangers of “avocado injuries”

Dutch plastic surgeons are appealing to the public in a warning against a rise in serious avocado-related hand lesions. “We often see that sensory...

New daily infections up 76% in just one week in the Netherlands

Yesterday, 7,134 new daily coronavirus cases were reported by the RIVM. Over the past week, that number has risen sharply. On December 1, the...

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