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.
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GGDs no longer have capacity to call GPs for positive test patients

As coronavirus cases continue to rise in the Netherlands, so has the workload for GGDs. Now, with upwards of 8,000 daily cases, they no...

Is a watered down Zwarte Piet enough? KOZP calls Grey Pete “embarrassing”

In response to growing disapproval for the traditional blackface Zwarte Piet (Black Pete) character, Sinterklaas committees in some regions have rolled out their novel...

The 4 phases of coronavirus in the Netherlands: a crisis management roadmap

The Dutch government released a series of new measures on Tuesday, October 13, to combat the country's rapidly increasing number of coronavirus infections. Along...

Masks remain optional in Netherlands as government waits for legislation

The discussion of mandatory masks in the Netherlands has been a heated one. Today, Health Minister Hugo de Jonge has explained in a letter...

RIVM: 20% of people who test positive for coronavirus are still going out

According to the RIVM, 20% of people who tested positive for coronavirus went about their business as usual. Virologist Aura Timen of the RIVM says,...
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