Emily Burger

Emily grew up in South Africa but has also lived in Egypt, the UK, Canada and now the Netherlands. She first came here for her Bachelors in Arts and Culture at Maastricht University and soon fell in love with the land of canals, clogs and cheese. When she's not daydreaming about sci-fi movies or countries yet to explore, you can find her writing for DutchReview.

Dutch COVID vaccinations could start in December, but government warns process could take over a year

The Netherlands has ordered millions of doses of the new Pfizer vaccine for corona, which are due to arrive in December. The Ministry of...

Zwarte Piet books removed from Dutch libraries

All books depicting Zwarte Piet are being removed from libraries across the Netherlands. Representatives of library organizations say the character is no longer considered...

Different measures to apply for those who don’t get vaccinated

The recent promising results of a coronavirus vaccine, developed by American and German companies Pfizer and BioNTech, has led to the Netherlands and other...

Libraries, cinemas and museums on schedule to reopen, regional curfews unlikely

With numbers spiking higher in particular areas, the Dutch cabinet was considering stricter measures for certain regions last week. However, these measures have been...

Corona update: new weekly infections drop by over 30%

Coronavirus in the Netherlands is significantly declining, with 43,624 new positive tests reported to the RIVM in the last week, compared to 64,036 in...

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