4.5 million mouth masks required per week in the Netherlands Inland

The required number of 4.5 million mouth masks per week is a “rough sum”, says Van Rijn On 1. The Netherlands has ordered 30 million, says the minister. He is particularly concerned about when they will enter our country. “The orders come in batches. The problem is not so much whether we can get protective equipment, but whether they can be delivered on time. ”

Bonanza

It is now a complete bonanza in the market for resources, says Van Rijn. “Every country wants to have face masks, there are also many shady situations.” According to the minister, the Netherlands is not participating in this.

Employees in home care and nursing homes, among others, rang the bell on Monday about the limited amount of protective equipment they have. The Ministry will discuss this with the various healthcare parties next week, says Van Rijn.

“We initially looked at the hospitals to empty the first emergency there,” the minister explains about the current “situation of scarcity”. “Next week we will talk to the parties involved about the distribution.”

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