the Netherlands currently has more infections per 100,000 of the population than countries like the US and Brazil. Over the past week, 161 people per 100,000 have tested positive for the virus, and that is more than Spain, with 158. The Dutch position cannot be put down to greater rates of testing, the NRC said, because figures from the European centre for infectious diseases show the Netherlands is average when it comes to tests, carrying out 1,150 per 100,000 people. With 9% of tests proving positive, this is also well above the World Health Organisation’s guideline of 5%, which shows the epidemic is not under control.
