14,000 people have already indicated that they are infected via CoronaMelder | Inland

The app has been available nationwide since October 10. The app notifies users if they have been close to an infected person for 15 minutes. The latter must indicate this in the app with the help of the GGD. The recipients are then advised to stay at home and to have themselves tested in case of complaints.

The app should help to relieve the pressure on the source and contact investigation of the GGDs. All data is anonymous and is not stored. It is therefore not clear how many people have received such a notification, because the system does not indicate this, says a spokesperson for De Jonge. According to him, 1400 people who tested positive for Covid-19 alone, reported this in the app together with the GGD.

On Monday, education minister Arie Slob received a report via the CoronaMelder during a debate in the Lower House. A close employee turned out to have tested positive. Slob received a message about this via his employees, but he also received a notification via the app. The consultations were then suspended because the minister – who had no complaints himself – had to be quarantined immediately.

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