Dutch minister for medical care collapses during coronavirus debate

During a debate in parliament on the coronavirus, the Dutch minister for medical care collapsed briefly on Wednesday because of exhaustion from weeks of intense work. Bruno Bruins, aged of 56, fell behind the speaker's lectern while taking questions and he was helped up by fellow ministers. He took a sip of water and was seen leaving the room unassisted.

Bruins is the top government health official in the Netherlands. in the Netherlands, the number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus rose by 346 on Wednesday to 2,051, with 58 deaths, the country's National Institute for Health (RIVM) said.