Long COVID Driving Euthanasia in Netherlands | Amsterdam News

In 2025, four Dutch euthanasia cases were directly linked to post-COVID syndrome — the youngest victim was 51, others 65+ — revealing the devastating long-term toll of the virus. While COVID factored in ten total cases that year, only six had post-COVID as the primary cause. This marks a sharp rise from just one case in 2023 and four in 2024, where it wasn’t cited as main reason. With 15,000 people severely disabled by long COVID and unable to work, the crisis deepened — until a last-minute government intervention secured funding for specialist centers, ensuring they’ll remain open through 2027. It’s a sobering reminder of pandemic’s lingering scars and the fragile hope of systemic support. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/fb1f34bd21456731