De Nijs was found unconscious at home by his wife last week. His heart rate and blood pressure were too low. “I was shocked,” Henriëtte told Saturday Privately† “It was half past eleven or so, I came down and saw Rob sitting there in the chair. Slumped, ashen. His eyes were open, he was babbling a bit, but all in all I could see right away that something was wrong. Immediately I thought: ‘112!†
An infection with the corona virus was diagnosed in the hospital.
The planned farewell concert of De Nijs in the Ziggo Dome, which was to take place on April 10, has been postponed. The new date for the concert has not yet been announced, but according to the singer, it will be announced soon.