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09 April 2020 First the gaffe and then an apology. But the controversy is now mounted. "We are saving the obese 80-year-olds who smoke. It is good to balance the interests, who knows how much economic damage will result in the rescue of people who could certainly die within two years," said Dutch journalist Jort Kelder, more than 280,000 Twitter followers, speaking of the coronavirus emergency.

The 55 year old, close friend of Prime Minister Mark Rutte, was immediately targeted on social media: "Why don't you go volunteering in a nursing home so at least make yourself useful?" Commented a user on Twitter. Kelder attempted to correct the shot: "I wasn't suggesting killing obese seniors. We try to help them, but we also pay attention to the economy. We always think about health, but are we sure that it has priority over the economy?".