Tag: Corona
Young people in Utrecht are becoming increasingly unhealthy, the GGD calls the results of research alarming
“The results we see in this monitor are worrying for now, but also for later,” says Carola Koper, director of the GGD region Utrecht. “After all, today’s youth represent the…
Taxi on the rise: nowhere is the market growing as fast as in Utrecht
At the beginning of 2019, 11,148 taxi companies were registered nationally. This year there are 14,356, an increase of almost 29 percent. The number of self-employed people in the taxi…
Traveling around the world, Heili Sirviö, 13, lives an extraordinary childhood – it all started with a boring moment during the corona era | Sport
VISTA, CALIFORNIA. The corona pandemic closed schools and hobby places in 2020. The whole world shut down. It was a tough time, especially Heili and Miila to Sirviöwho lived in…
Astra Zeneca withdraws its corona vaccine from the market | Foreign countries
According to the company, the reason for the withdrawal is commercial. Pharmaceutical giant Astra Zeneca’s corona vaccine is being withdrawn from the market worldwide. The company admitted some time ago…
Jaarbeurs makes a profit for the first time since corona
Utrecht – The Jaarbeurs in Utrecht made a profit last year for the first time since the corona crisis. The event location organized more trade fairs abroad, including in Thailand,…
New policy should reduce noise complaints in Utrecht: ‘Too much power with complainants’
The policy must therefore change. Very simply put, it means that the person who comes last adapts to the existing situation. Anyone who wants to start a nightclub next to…
Can a good conversation boost the vaccination rate in Kanaleneiland? ‘There are a lot of doubts’
There are major concerns about the declining vaccination rate. Fewer and fewer children are being vaccinated, which means that there are already places in our country with outbreaks of, for…
Utrecht ‘hot’ in international newspapers: how is that possible?
Utrecht – We have known for a long time that Utrecht is the beautiful sister or brother of Amsterdam. But ‘we’ are also becoming more and more known abroad. In…
Extensive research: The first two years of the corona pandemic reduced life expectancy more than previously thought Science
In the early years of the pandemic, there was a clear dip in the growth of global life expectancy. Child mortality continued to decrease, but it also slowed down. The…
Sports: This is how the corona pandemic affects the world of sports
The corona pandemic has had a significant impact on the world of sports, where everything from local sports clubs to international competitions has been forced to adapt to the new…