As Western countries mark the one-year anniversary of Covid-19 pandemic shutdowns, we’re reminded of the many U-turns public health officials have made in addressing the outbreak. Perhaps none have ...

Public health institute chief Jaap van Dissel, who became one of the most public faces of the coronavirus pandemic, is retiring, the RIVM has confirmed. Van Dissel, 65, will reach pension age next ...

FILE PHOTO: The spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Amsterdam AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A national lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the Netherlands will probably have to last ...

The head of the outbreak management team, Jaap van Dissel, used his private email address to contact colleagues in the OMT and the public health agency RIVM. As head of the RIVM’s centre for ...

The Dutch prime minister had a momentary lapse in concentration Monday night when he called on citizens of the Netherlands to stop shaking hands to prevent spreading the new coronavirus — only to turn ...

The Dutch PM told people not to shake hands to avoid spreading coronavirus moments before shaking someone's hand. Prime Minister Mark Rutte called on citizens of the Netherlands to stop using the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joshua Cohen is a Boston-based writer who covers health policy. On Wednesday, September 30th, the Dutch government did a U-turn on ...

Dutch chief virologist Jaap van Dissel has come under fire for saying in an interview that the high number of deaths in nursing homes during the first coronavirus wave was partly down to the level of ...

Coronavirus infections and hospital admissions are continuing to decline, but the rapid spread of the Omicron variant poses a serious risk, health chiefs said on Tuesday. Jaap van Dissel, director of ...

The government’s limited coronavirus restrictions in September, such as closing bars at 10pm, did nothing to check the rise in infections, disease control specialist Jaap van Dissel has told a ...

A 54-year-old woman who made online threats against Jaap van Dissel, a key member of the government’s coronavirus Outbreak Management Team, has been jailed for eight weeks, four suspended. The woman, ...

Jaap van Dissel, the head of the Dutch infectious disease prevention centre, has said the Netherlands needs to speed up its booster campaign to protect people against the Omicron variant of ...