#COVID in the #Netherlands:
The government has decided to stop updating the risk level "thermometer" in summer'23, which you only know when clicking "find out more" (what the fuck) so it is still marked as low, but check out the wastewater analysis: 2 weeks ago, the number of COVID particles in wastewater was twice as high as it has *EVER* been! Like, ever! Even at the worst peaks!
And still no updates to the thermometer, no free test clinics, the vaccine only on referral... It's wild!

ALT

@obrien_kat :((( it is wild! I'm so glad you were able to recover this much already. I've personally only recently realized the prevalence of long covid after it affected a friend - I read there's a 10% incidence of long covid on the first infection, and it increases with each infection?!
Yet even the common sense measures like "take a test if you have symptoms" and "don't contaminate others if you are positive" are discouraged. Imagine if govs said that for idk, even mild STDs?

@being right?! Seems common sense to at least encourage basic protections.