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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.

Dutch test labs dramatically improve testing capacity — but GGDs not ready

The capacity in Dutch test laboratories has greatly improved with the ability to now perform over 51,000...

CoronaMelder app approved by Senate, goes nationwide October 10

After much anticipation, the Dutch CoronaMelder contact tracing app can finally be implemented nationally. On Saturday, October...

17 donor children linked to Zwolle gynaecologist’s own sperm

A gynaecologist from Zwolle, a city in the northeastern Netherlands, has been found to have inseminated intended...

Church services welcomed up to 600 visitors as new daily coronavirus infections surpass 4,000

As new daily coronavirus cases have surpassed 4,000 over the weekend, MPs criticise church services with over...

Dutch government’s coronavirus app delayed again

Release of the CoronaMelder app, originally set to be available for widespread use in August, is now...

‘Dutch vaccine’ moves into the the final stage of mass testing

Dutch company Janssen Vaccines has entered into its large-scale coronavirus testing phase. Janssen is a subsidiary of the...

7-day airline ticket refunds to be enforced from October 1

From October 1, airlines must refund money to customers for cancelled flights within seven days. After conducting...

Dutch coronavirus infections reach record highs

Over the past week, coronavirus cases have continued to smash records for daily infection rates in the...