COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to the Netherlands on 27 February 2020.
Cases.
The first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Tilburg. It was a 56-year-old Dutchman who had arrived in the Netherlands from Italy. As of 14 May, there are 43,481 confirmed cases of infection and 5,590 confirmed COVID-19-deaths. The first death occurred on 6 March, when an 86-year-old patient died in Rotterdam.
Response.
Measures were taken by the Rutte III cabinet for the public health to prevent the spread of this virus disease, including the “intelligent lockdown”.
Testing.
By mid-March, the country could test about 1,000 samples per day, which is less than other European countries. This explains the large number of deaths in COVID cases there.