by Annebet | Oct 6, 2021 | Covid-19, Dutch education, Expat, Finance, Health, Law, Netherlands/Dutch, News
CORONA UPDATE OCTOBER 2021 It has been a while that I followed the corona updates. Like everyone else, I am just tired of it all. But since many measures were lifted recently, I wanted to know what the current status was. I have gathered a lot of info about the...
by Annebet | Jun 26, 2021 | Covid-19, Fair, Health, Netherlands/Dutch, News
You must have noticed it: from today many more things have opened up again. The overall number of positive tests continues to decrease, and today RIVM announced that for the first time since September, zero people had been reported to have died of Covid in the past 24...
by Annebet | Feb 3, 2021 | Amsterdam, Children, Covid-19, Dutch education, Health, News, Teenagers
SCHOOLS AND DAYCARES RE-OPEN ON FEBRUARY 8 Yesterday evening, during the latest corona press conference, we heard prime-minister Mark Rutte and health minister Hugo de Jonge explain that although the number of infections and the number of corona patients in hospitals...
by Annebet | Jan 14, 2021 | Children, Covid-19, Health, Netherlands/Dutch, News, Teenagers
Last Tuesday evening, during the first press conference of 2021, we heard that the lockdown will be extended until February 9th. Not much will change compared to the phase we are currently in; hard lockdown with only the most essential places being open. A possible...
by Annebet | Dec 29, 2020 | Amsterdam, Brexit, Children, Covid-19, Dutch education, Finance, Guide2nl, Health, Housing, Law, Netherlands/Dutch, News, Relocation, Taxation
It is almost 2021 – I am sure a lot of us can’t wait for 2020 to be over. This also means there are only a few days left to make some important changes; if they apply to your situation. Things to do before the year ends: Switch health insurance provider Check...
by Annebet | Dec 14, 2020 | Covid-19, Health, Netherlands/Dutch, News
Update 15 December, 5:30 pm: Breaking (very sad) news! Yesterday evening at 7pm, prime minister Rutte has made an important announcement about the new corona measures. From this morning we are in a hard lockdown. This means that all non-essential stores are...