Coronavirus articles
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Coronavirus pass did not infringe on fundamental rights: court
The introduction of the “coronavirus pass”, a digital certificate that enabled people who had been vaccinated or recovered from Covid to go to museums and events, did not infringe on fundamental rights, judges in The Hague said on Wednesday. Three opponents of the “test for entry” system went to court at the end of 2022, arguing that the use of the pass was a way to force people to get vaccinated and demanded compensation. The system was introduced in September 2021 and phased
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Dutchman carried mutating coronavirus for over 600 days
Persistent Covid infections in immuno-compromised patients can result in new variants which may be more difficult to combat, a team of Amsterdam UMC researchers had warned. Doctors discovered that the Omikron variant of the virus had mutated 50 times while inside the body of one patient who was 72 years old and suffering from underlying illnesses. He became infected in 2022, was hospitalised and continued to test positive for the virus until he died 613 days later. Doctors said that
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Court rules that the coronavirus access pass did not violate fundamental rights
The District Court in The Hague ruled that implementing the coronavirus access passes during the pandemic was “drastic” but not a violation of fundamental rights. This was written as part of the court’s verdict in a case brought by opponents to the entry pass system. The plaintiffs were not awarded compensation.