Dutch minister for medical care collapses during coronavirus debate


  • World
  • Thursday, 19 Mar 2020

FILE PHOTO Bruno Bruins Dutch Minister for Medical Care speaks at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2019 GES 2019 in The Hague Netherlands June 4 2019. REUTERSPiroschka van de Wouw

FILE PHOTO: Bruno Bruins, Dutch Minister for Medical Care speaks at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2019 (GES 2019) in The Hague, Netherlands June 4, 2019. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The Dutch minister for medical care on Wednesday collapsed briefly during a debate in parliament on the coronavirus.

Bruno Bruins fell behind the speakers' lectern while taking questions and was then helped up by fellow ministers. He took a sip of water and was seen leaving the room unassisted.

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