Samantha Dixon 🇦🇺

Sam has over six years experience writing about life in the Netherlands and leads the content team at DutchReview. She originally came to the Netherlands to study in 2016 and now holds a BA (Hons.) in Arts, a BA (Hons) in Journalism, and a Masters in Teaching. She loves to write about settling into life in the Netherlands, her city of Utrecht, learning Dutch, and jobs in the Netherlands — and she still can’t jump on the back of a moving bike (she's learning!).

Dutch police officer stabbed, attacker shot

It's hard to believe sometimes that there is a world that exists away from coronavirus. Yet, in a departure from pandemic news, a Dutch...

Leiden company may have found the first viable coronavirus treatment

A pharmaceutical company based in Leiden has described the results of an initial coronavirus treatment trial as 'encouraging.' It could be one of the...

The best Dutch coronavirus memes: round two!

Coronavirus has taken over just about all aspects of our lives: our social contact, grocery shopping, toilet paper accessibility, and of course, our humour.  While...

Press conference: Rutte urges nation to maintain caution

Prime Minister Mark Rutte has faced media again to give an update on the government's approach to coronavirus.  No major decisions have been announced regarding...

Corona symptoms app with 52,000 regular Dutch users detects almost 3000 potential infections in two weeks

A free app that checks and records symptoms of coronavirus for residents of Amsterdam has already detected 2,849 potential cases. The app has been...

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