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
COVID-19 Dashboard	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
IC capacity	Tom Elbersen	+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
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

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

• Corona:
  • General Measures against COVID-19
  • Covid Dashboard

Axel Dees

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

• Care:
  • Elderly care
  • Nursing homes
  • District nursing
  • Loneliness 
• Medical ethical issues

Rinske Wieman

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

• Corona:
  • Vaccine strategy
  • Evaluation 

Annerijn Vink

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

• Corona:
  • Testing
  • CoronaCheck-app
  • Quarantine
• Pandemic Preparedness
• Future of our healthcare
   

Tom Elbersen

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

• Cure:
  • IC-Capacity
  • Hospitals and rehabilitation care 
  • Curative care

Karim Mostafi

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

• Health insurance
• Control of infectious diseases and antimicribial resistance
• Labour market policy
• Legal cannabis cultivation experiment

Frerick Althof

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

• Personal budget (PGB)
• Tenders in social care

Joeke Kootstra

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

• E-Health and ICT in healthcare
• Data exchange policies in healthcare

Jona Bootsma

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

• Interview requests for Minister De Jonge
• Corona: Innovative treatments

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

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

Jos Steehouder

M: +31 (0)6 16 29 86 29
E: jh.steehouder@minvws.nl

• GGZ
• Social sheltering

Tom Elbersen

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

• Pharmaceuticals, medical devices and medical technology
• Personal protective equipment
• Organ and blood donation
• Sports

Karim Mostafi

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

• Food safety and product safety
• Health protection

Tim Bennebroek

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

Job Holzhauer

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

• Disability care