Too few qualified civilian care workers, bluetongue virus in sheep and nurse Theodoor V. is suspected of fewer deaths in the hospital in Assen than initially stated. That and more was in the news in Drenthe last week. Below you will find an overview of the most important news.
The number of civilian aid workers in Drenthe has fallen significantly, it was announced on Monday. This is because diplomas expire after two years and no courses were given due to the corona crisis. According to Arwoud Snippe of Hartveilig Drenthe, the courses have only been given again since the beginning of this year. But there are more problems: “Some trainers have quit, so it really takes some searching.”
Heart Safe Drenthe is supported by the Association of Drenthe Municipalities. For example, Midden-Drenthe has a pot of money available that should provide more volunteers, courses and AEDs.
It was only a matter of time, but the bluetongue virus has also been diagnosed in Drenthe. For example, sheep in Beilen and Wapse, among others, have been affected by the virus. Bluetongue is fatal to sheep. This also applied to Havelte’s flock of sheep on Tuesday. “Bad news, of course. If you look elsewhere in the Netherlands, you see 20 to 30 percent of the livestock dying. We now have five hundred sheep here, so the herd is becoming small.”
Drenthe also sympathizes with victims of the war between Israel and Hamas. This also applies to Willem Vugteveen from Assen. Almost thirty years ago he set up a foundation to help Palestinian children. The foundation building is now used as an air raid shelter and houses people who have fled from their homes. “You will have to work together towards a world in which you can live together on that piece of land,” Vugteveen said last Wednesday.
The administrators of Emmen and Westerwolde demand that the nuisance around the registration center in Ter Apel is tackled. The number of incidents in surrounding villages such as Nieuw-Weerdinge is also increasing and confidence in politics is decreasing. Nevertheless, State Secretary Van der Burg promised improvements to the residents of Ter Apel and Nieuw-Weerdinge on Thursday. “By proving the opposite of what residents think. I understand that residents think: ‘Yes, yes… it’s always talk’. The only way to regain faith is to link it to actions and really see that there is less nuisance in Nieuw-Weerdinge or Ter Apel.”
The Public Prosecution Service suspects nurse Theodoor V. from Veenhuizen of fewer deaths in the Wilhelmina Hospital Assen during the corona pandemic than initially thought. The Public Prosecution Service noted this on Friday after investigating the deaths. “You can imagine that relatives want clarity. Some are now getting clarity. But others are not,” said reporter Hjalmar Guit.