Koning to test street employees: ‘Hold on’ | Inland

The number of infections in the heart of the Randstad is rising less rapidly than in the surrounding four large cities, but it is a cause for concern. In Leiden, it is the students who become infected and have more close contacts than before, making source and contact research more difficult. Holidaymakers from risk areas and family gatherings such as birthdays and weddings also cause more infections. The virus is less dangerous for them, but they can pass it on to risk groups.

The contact investigation is time-consuming, Willem-Alexander experienced during his visit, where he listened in with the consent of the person concerned and also briefly participated in a conversation with a woman whose son and husband had become infected. The king also wanted to know what the GGD thinks about priority testing for certain professional groups. In Hollands Midden, healthcare workers are already given priority, he was told.

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Willem-Alexander also raised the corona app and asked whether it would make the work easier. The answer was that the app will certainly lead to many more troubled phone calls at first, but it would help with further refinement in the long run.

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