{"id":110205,"date":"2020-02-28T16:12:13","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T15:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=110205"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:24:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:24:43","slug":"corona-in-the-netherlands-classes-continue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2020\/02\/28\/corona-in-the-netherlands-classes-continue\/","title":{"rendered":"Corona in the Netherlands; classes continue"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wash your hands, sneeze in your sleeve and use paper tissues. Beyond that, says the Dutch government, there\u2019s little students and schools can do to stop the coronavirus. In the meantime, two infections with the virus have been diagnosed in the Netherlands, a man from the Tilburg area and a woman from Amsterdam.<\/p>\n

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Even now with more confirmed cases of the COVID-19 virus in the Netherlands, schools and universities have been told not to close their doors. For the time being, they are to keep an eye on recommendations issued by their municipal health service (GGD).<\/p>\n

A list<\/a> of questions and answers published for education institutions by the national authorities explicitly states schools need not take precautionary measures. They should leave this to local health services and hospitals.<\/p>\n

Sentiment and emotions<\/h2>

Last Thursday, interim president of the Executive Board Hans Smits expressed concerns<\/a> about \u2018the sentiment and the emotions\u2019 surrounding the coronavirus. He emphasized that it is not the intention to refuse students who come back from winter sports in the corona area for example in college. Various lecturers have considered refusing students.<\/p>\n

In Wageningen, employees at the university\u2019s LaptopShop posted a sign notifying customers that due to the virus they would not touch customer\u2019s devices. The notice has since been removed<\/a>. A university spokesperson called it misguided.<\/p>\n\n\t

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