Corona Commission Questions Hugo De Jonge, the Face of the Corona Crisis (and for Many, Also the Scapegoat)
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This survey week, all eyes were focused primarily on former Health Minister Hugo de Jonge. He was asked questions about the theme of the week: "corona entry passes and vaccinations," and responded to the criticism directed at him. A critic with a wide reach was Maurice de Hond. The pollster was certain that the spread of the virus occurred primarily through aerosols. In other words, very small droplets. "But spread via large droplets was mainst…
With a thick grey binder under his arm, Hugo de Jonge appears well-prepared before the coronavirus commission. Yet, at crucial moments, his memory proves remarkably selective. The former Minister of Health, who played a key role during the pandemic, evades questions and regularly keeps the commission at a distance. A strategy that was also evident during previous public hearings on the coronavirus.
In his questioning, former Health Minister Hugo de Jonge will presumably continue to stand firmly behind the coronavirus policy. But did some of his statements...
The parliamentary Corona inquiry committee cannot be denied a sense of timing. After six full weeks, the most important… will come on Friday in the final hearing before the summer break…
On the last day before the summer break, Hugo de Jonge appears for his first coronavirus hearing. Difficult questions arise from previous hearings for the Minister for Corona Affairs, who sometimes set impossibly high goals. Political reporter Niels Klaassen looks ahead to the uncomfortable questions for De Jonge and the five lessons that can already be drawn.
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He was the face of the Dutch fight against the coronavirus and received heaps of criticism during the crisis. But Hugo de Jonge would do nothing differently in the event of a next crisis, as became clear during his first coronavirus hearing. Although he did admit his mistake on one point.
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