Stock Photo - 15 June 2020, North Rhine-Westphalia, Münster: Martin van Rijn, Minister for Medical Care and Sport of the Netherlands, speaks to the participants When the Netherlands were severely affected by the corona pandemic in March and many patients there became life-threateningly ill with Covid-19, they turned to the government of North Rhine-Westphalia for support. In the course of the neighbourly help, the UKM (University Hospital Münster), among others, had agreed to provide care for patients from the Netherlands who had to undergo intensive care. With 4000 Matjes-Heringen the Dutch government thanked the University Hospital Münster for the treatment of Covid-19 patients. Photo: Guido Kirchner/dpa. - Münster/North Rhine-Westphalia/Germany