That says a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS). According to the spokeswoman, these DdoS attacks were taken into account in advance (distributed denial of service, red.), where people, usually cyber criminals, try to bring down websites by overloading them with internet traffic. “We can knock them off well,” said the spokeswoman. Around 10 p.m., the crowds eased slightly.
1,800 messages
Saturday is the first day on which everyone from the age of 13 must have a corona ticket with them for a visit to a catering business, (sports) event or an art and cultural institution. This creates a lot of pressure on the CoronaCheck app, which can be used for this. According to the spokesperson, people who have downloaded the QR code before have no problems.
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“We advise everyone to try again at a later date.” The ministry also advises people to download the code at home before they go somewhere where they need a corona pass. It is then available offline.
The website allestoringen.nl shows that the number of reports about the CoronaCheck app will rise to more than 1,800 on Saturday evening. On social media, many people express their dissatisfaction with the overloaded app.
Fist in the face
According to Koninklijke Horeca Nederland (KHN), the problems with the CoronaCheck app on Saturday are “a blow in the face of catering entrepreneurs.”
According to general director Dirk Beljaarts, in some cities there are long queues for catering establishments with people who cannot enter due to the problems. “This is very wry for the catering entrepreneurs who have to work with these measures without being asked, that on this day the technology abandons them.”
According to Beljaarts, there is also insufficient testing capacity for people who want to go out with a negative corona test. “In less densely populated areas, such as Zeeland, people have to travel too long.” In other places, he says, it is difficult to make an appointment.
“How in God’s name are catering entrepreneurs still supposed to make turnover if they are being opposed in all ways?” the KHN director wonders. According to him, it looks like the problems with the CoronaCheck app will continue for a while. “And before you know it, it’s twelve o’clock and the catering industry has to close again.”
“The chaos is complete,” said catering boss Laurens Meyer on Saturday evening. “Now hundreds of people are standing in line everywhere for the control at the entrance. Only then can the virus really spread properly. The government and the cabinet must stop this nonsense immediately. Catering entrepreneurs and their guests really can’t go anywhere now. We can’t do much more than see if there is a green check mark on the corona app and then just let people through quickly.”
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