Tag: RIVM
Fungus hooligans and mushroom coats: professor not worried about outbreak
“I like things tidy, but I just can’t get there,” says Wösten about his room in a concrete colossus at Utrecht Science Park. On the desk are stacks of paper,…
RIVM is preparing for a possible outbreak of mold in humans
Candida auris is a rare yeast that is difficult to treat, RIVM researcher Thijs Bosch recently explained in a publication about the fungus. Auris is a family of the more…
Utrecht voter divided about wind turbines: ‘I am for green energy, but at sea’
If Guido van Loenen has completed the Kieskompas, he will undoubtedly have chosen ‘once’. De Utrechter is chairman of Rijne Energie, a club that is trying to realize the arrival…
Virologist Koopmans 3 years after the first corona infection: ‘We are not prepared for a new pandemic’
No new covid vaccination round Starting a new covid vaccination round against the coronavirus is not necessary. That is what the OMT-V says in an advice. The reason for this…
RIVM again advises not to burn wood due to air quality
Province of Utrecht – Even today, according to the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), it is not a good idea to burn wood in a large…
RIVM: do not burn wood today, harmful smoke will linger
In addition to Utrecht, the heating alert also applies in North Holland, Flevoland and Friesland. “By not firing, you prevent health problems and (odour) nuisance for yourself and those around…
RIVM: pollution on New Year’s Eve no less, but different due to strong wind
Joost Wesseling, senior researcher at RIVM and an expert in the field of local air quality: “Only the distribution is different, it does not stay close to the ground. The…
Corona alarm to lowest level, fewer positive tests again
The corona thermometer was introduced in September, as a successor to the risk levels. The thermometer has four positions: low, elevated, high and very high. On October 11, six weeks…
RIVM move to Utrecht delayed again, costs are also increasing
Utrecht – The relocation of the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) to the Utrecht Science Park has again been delayed. After a faulty design and corona…
COC outraged by monkeypox statements from former director of RIVM: ‘It makes me sick’
The COC Central Netherlands is not pleased with statements that former RIVM director Roel Coutinho made in Nieuwsuur on Tuesday. In the news program Coutinho wondered aloud whether the Pride…