{"id":176,"date":"2020-03-28T09:07:29","date_gmt":"2020-03-28T09:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/netherlands\/?page_id=176"},"modified":"2025-01-15T10:57:07","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T10:57:07","slug":"coronavirus-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/netherlands\/coronavirus-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus (COVID-19)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The outbreak of the coronavirus affects many\ncountries worldwide, including the Netherlands. Please refer to the\nbelow-mentioned resources that offer reliable information in multiple\nlanguages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/emergencies\/diseases\/novel-coronavirus-2019\">World Health Organisation (WHO)<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>How to protect yourself &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/emergencies\/diseases\/novel-coronavirus-2019\/advice-for-public\">English&nbsp;<\/a>|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/fr\/emergencies\/diseases\/novel-coronavirus-2019\/advice-for-public\">French&nbsp;<\/a>|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ar\/emergencies\/diseases\/novel-coronavirus-2019\/advice-for-public\">Arabic&nbsp;<\/a>|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/zh\/emergencies\/diseases\/novel-coronavirus-2019\/advice-for-public\">Chinese&nbsp;<\/a>|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ru\/emergencies\/diseases\/novel-coronavirus-2019\/advice-for-public\">Russian<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/es\/emergencies\/diseases\/novel-coronavirus-2019\/advice-for-public\">Spanish<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Questions and answers &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/q-a-detail\/q-a-coronaviruses\">English&nbsp;<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/fr\/emergencies\/diseases\/novel-coronavirus-2019\/advice-for-public\/q-a-coronaviruses\">French<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ar\/emergencies\/diseases\/novel-coronavirus-2019\/advice-for-public\/q-a-coronaviruses\">Arabic<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/zh\/news-room\/q-a-detail\/q-a-coronaviruses\">Chinese<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/es\/emergencies\/diseases\/novel-coronavirus-2019\/advice-for-public\/q-a-coronaviruses\">Spanish<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rivm.nl\/en\/novel-coronavirus-covid-19\">Information from the Dutch Government &nbsp;&#8211; the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment <\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rivm.nl\/en\/novel-coronavirus-covid-19\">consult the website of the National Institute for Public Health<\/a>&nbsp; and the Environment (RIVM) for the latest information on the situation surrounding the coronavirus in the Netherlands.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ind.nl\/en\/Pages\/Coronavirus.aspx\">The Immigration and Naturalization Service (IND)<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#cccccc30\"><strong>The IND provides information and answers frequently asked questions about the impact of the Coronavirus outbreak on the Dutch asylum procedure on their website. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pharos.nl\/the-coronavirus\/\">Pharos<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In\norder to quickly familarize yourself with the latest guidance on how to protect\nyourself and prevent the disease from spreading consult Pharos\u2019 website for\nuseful, easy to understand guides in several languages &nbsp;&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pharos.nl\/the-coronavirus\/\">English<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pharos.nl\/coronavirus\/\">Dutch<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pharos.nl\/%e1%8a%ae%e1%88%ae%e1%8a%93-%e1%89%ab%e1%8b%ad%e1%88%a8%e1%88%b5\/\">Tigrinya<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pharos.nl\/%d9%81%d9%8a%d8%b1%d9%88%d8%b3-%d9%83%d9%88%d8%b1%d9%88%d9%86%d8%a7\/\">Arabic<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pharos.nl\/koronavirusu\/\">Turkish<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If\nyou live in a reception centre or shared accommodation, please consult your <strong>\u2018My COA\u2019<\/strong> app for up to date information\non how to protect yourself and how to prevent the spreading of the virus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, if you reside in a reception centre, phone the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gzasielzoekers.nl\/en\">GZA (Asylum Seeker Healthcare) Hotline\/\u2019Praktijklijn\u2019<\/a> <\/strong>on <strong>088 &#8211; 112 2 112<\/strong> if you: have a fever; and respiratory problems (coughing or shortness of breath); and have been in a country\/region with widespread spread of the coronavirus:&nbsp;China (including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan),&nbsp;Singapore, South Korea, Iran,&nbsp;Italy.&nbsp;Or have had contact with a novel coronavirus patient in the last two weeks. <strong>Please do not visit&nbsp;the GZA location to make sure you do not infect other people.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/C19helpdesk\/\">CAS Help Desk<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have questions about the corona crisis and speak <strong>Arabic<\/strong> or <strong>Tigrinya<\/strong> you can call the national <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/C19helpdesk\"><strong>CAS Help Desk<\/strong><\/a> free of charge on <strong>085-580 88 00<\/strong> <strong>(every working day between 14:00 PM and 16:00 PM)<\/strong>. The help desk can answer your questions about corona in your own language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/netherlands\/where-to-seek-help\/\">Where to seek help?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The outbreak of the coronavirus affects many countries worldwide, including the Netherlands. Please refer to the below-mentioned resources that offer reliable information in multiple languages. 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