Jaap van Dissel
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| Born | 29 April 1957  (age 63)Amsterdam |
| Occupation | University teacher |
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Jaap Tamino van Dissel (born 29 April 1957 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch virologist and infectiologist.
Van Dissel is director of the Centrum Infectieziektebestrijding (CIb) of the Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM).[1] He is also professor at the Leiden University with specialization Internal Medicine, in particular infectious diseases.
Corona crisis[edit]
In 2020, Jaap van Dissel made frequent headlines as an infectious disease control expert and as chairman of the Outbreak Management Team following the COVID-19 pandemic - the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands - SARS-CoV-2 causing the contagious respiratory disease COVID-19. Partly on his advice, measures were taken by the Rutte III cabinet for the public health to prevent the spread of this virus disease, including the “intelligent lockdown”.[2] As a speaker at several government press conferences, he explained the background to these measures.
References[edit]
- ^ "Prof. Dr. J.T. (Jaap) van Dissel | RIVM". www.rivm.nl. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ Maarten Keulemans (2020-03-12). "Are we doing enough? RIVM boss Van Dissel: 'As soon as something indicates infection in the family: isolation'". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-03-13.
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