Information for the press

Contact details for questions about the coronavirus (press only)

Contact details for questions about COVID-19 are given by topic, below. Outside office hours, spokespersons are available for urgent questions only. Please note that spokespersons can be out of office during the summer holidays. Their out of office period can be found below. You can also email your questions to: perscoronavirus@minvws.nl. Your questions will be dealt with during office hours.

You might find answers to your questions also in: Coronavirus COVID-19. 
 

Coronavirus-related topic	Spokesperson	Phone number
General measures against COVID-19	Daphne Kerremans	+31 (0)6 11 53 74 90
Vaccines	Rinske Wieman	+31 (0)6 27 06 04 70
Testing	Annerijn Vink	+31 (0)6 25 29 04 52
Personal protective equipment (PPE)	Tom Elbersen	+31 (0)6 11 87 63 63
Pharmaceuticals	Tom Elbersen	+31 (0)6 11 87 63 63
Source and contact tracing	Axel Dees	+31 (0)6 15 94 37 88
Quarantine	Daphne Kerremans	+31 (0)6 11 53 74 90
COVID-19 Dashboard	Daphne Kerremans	+31 (0)6 11 53 74 90
IC capacity	Tanja van Dijk	+31 (06) 54 66 30 21
Sports	Tom Elbersen	+31 (0)6 11 87 63 63
Caribbean parts of the Kingdom	Ruben van Dorssen	+31 (0)6 15 03 50 04
Hospitals and rehabilitation	Tanja van Dijk	+31 (06) 54 66 30 21
Continuity of care	Tanja van Dijk	+31 (06) 54 66 30 21
Mental health care	Toon van Wijk	+31 (0)6 27 00 34 01
Sheltered housing	Emilie Westerouen van Meeteren	+31 (0)6 11 91 97 81
Homeless shelters	Emilie Westerouen van Meeteren	+31 (0)6 11 91 97 81
COVID app	Frerick Althof	+31 (0)6 21 14 56 05
Innovative treatments	Jona Bootsma	+31 (0)6 21 10 19 39

Topics dealt with by other public bodies

Because of the high pressure of work, we do not answer questions on topics that fall under the remit of other public bodies. These topics and the organisations responsible are:

• Key workers and critical processes: National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism (NCTV)
• Testing policy and statistics: National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)
• Measures concerning physical distancing and gatherings: Ministry of Justice and Security
• Implementation of restrictions on air travel: Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management
• (Repatriation of) Dutch nationals abroad: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Production of medical devices and personal protective equipment (e.g. face masks) in the Netherlands: Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy
• Aviation, taxis, public transport, logistics, driving schools: Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management
• Employers, employees, measures to safeguard jobs, childcare, healthy and safe working conditions, migrant workers: Ministry of Social Affairs
• Construction and building services, border areas, crossborder workers: Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
• Fisheries, floriculture, food crops, livestock, agricultural surpluses: Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality.

Spokespersons for Hugo de Jonge, Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport

Daphne Kerremans

Out of office from 16th of April till 16th of May

M: +31 (0)6 11 53 74 90
E: da.kerremans@minvws.nl

Axel Dees

M: +31 (0)6 15 94 37 88
E: aj.dees@minvws.nl

• Elderly care
• Medical ethical issues

Rinske Wieman

M: +31 (0)6 27 06 04 70
E: r.wieman@minvws.nl

Annerijn Vink

M: +31 (0)6 15 94 37 88
E: jc.vink@minvws.nl

Frerick Althof

M: +31 (0)6 21 14 56 05
E: fl.althof@minvws.nl

• Personal budget (PGB)

Joeke Kootstra

M: +31 (0)6 21 17 41 69
E: jg.kootstra@minvws.nl

• Interview requests

Jona Bootsma

M: +31 (0)6 21 10 19 39
E: jg.bootsma@minvws.nl

Spokespersons Tamara van Ark, Minister for Medical Care and Sport

Karim Mostafi

M: +31 (0)6 15 68 38 22
E: k.mostafi@minvws.nl

• Health insurance

• Control of infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance

• Food safety and product safety

• Health protection

• Labour market policy

Tom Elbersen

M: +31 (0)6 11 87 63 63
E: t.elbersen@minvws.nl

• Pharmaceuticals, medical devices and medical technology
• Personal protective equipment
• E-health/ IT in healthcare
• Organ and blood donation
• Sports

Tanja van Dijk

M: +31 (0)6 54 66 30 21
E: tm.v.dijk@minvws.nl 

• Disability care

• Healthcare system

• Curative care

• Legal cannabis cultivation experiment

Job Holzhauer

M: +31 (0)6 25 68 81 84
E: j.holzhauer@minvws.nl

Thomas Breedveld

M: +31 (0)6 21 32 08 16
E: t.breedveld@minvws.nl

Spokespersons for Paul Blokhuis, State Secretary for Health, Welfare and Sport

Ruben van Dorssen

M: +31 (0)6 15 03 50 04
E: ruben.vandorssen@minvws.nl

• Prevention

• Health promotion (lifestyle)

• Community service

• Ministry affairs relating to Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba

• Unplanned pregnancies

• Youth healthcare

• Corporate

Toon van Wijk

M: +31 (0)6 27 00 34 01 
E: aj.v.wijk@minvws.nl

• Mental healthcare

• Community shelter and assisted living

• Meausures against homelessness

• War victims and members of the resistance

Emilie Westerouen van Meeteren

M: +31 (0)6 11 91 97 81
E: emilie.wvm@minvws.nl

• Recreational drugs (except cannabis)
• Programme for homeless youth
• Youth policy and youth law
• Domestic violence and child abuse

Tim Bennebroek

M: +31 (0)6 44 93 65 66
E: tg.bennebroek@minvws.nl