A German hospital was given herring as a gift

By: Trademagazin editor Date: 2020. 06. 16. 11:02

In a unique way, the Dutch government thanked a German hospital for taking over the care of several coronavirus patients: four thousand young salted herrings were sent to the hospital staff as a token of their gratitude – index wrote.

The gift of herring is consumed by Karl-Josef Laumann, Minister of Health of North Rhine-Westphalia.
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The herring, a special delicacy in the Netherlands, was handed over by a delegation on Monday to staff at Münster University Hospital, which coordinates the care of patients in the Netherlands – MTI wrote. From April, Germany received 58 coronavirus patients from the Netherlands. Of these, 49 were treated in the province of North Rhine-Westphalia, where the Münster institution is also located. (index, Koroknai Gergely)