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COVID-19 Update: "About 1 in 1000 Dutch travelers infected"

Main news | By Correspondent August 11, 2020

WILLEMSTAD - Statistically, approximately 1 in 1000 travelers from the Netherlands is infected with the coronavirus. That is according to epidemiologist Dr. Izzy Gerstenbluth.

In the Netherlands, the number of infections has been increasing rapidly, but according to Gerstenbluth, a margin has been planned when the borders were opened.

At the beginning of July about 1.5 people per 10,000 from the Netherlands were infected, now it is 1 in 1000: three full aircraft. According to Gerstenbluth, Curaçao can still handle the situation.

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