Home » Business » ‘Shortage of test capacity made up’: 125,000 more corona tests available per week | Inland

‘Shortage of test capacity made up’: 125,000 more corona tests available per week | Inland

This means that the shortage of test capacity will not be a thing of the past from Monday, he emphasizes. “More is needed for this, because the GGDs must also be able to handle the many tests. But we are also hiring more and more research capacity. ”

In the coming weeks, the ministry will work on further expanding the number of available tests. At the end of the month, there should be about 70,000 tests available every day, the spokesman said.

The Netherlands has been struggling for a while with a shortage of test capacity. It is not possible to take tests from everyone who wants to be tested. The Healthcare and Youth Inspectorate said on Friday that ‘stronger control’ can reduce the shortages, so that there is more room to test people.

New ways of testing can help, but they must be carefully allowed. “At the same time, it remains uncertain whether the growth in test capacity and test demand will also go as expected. There are many uncertain factors ”, the inspectorate concluded. A priority policy for certain target groups remains desirable for the time being, says the inspectorate.

Inspectors also state that the pressure on test capacity will remain high for the time being. “The deployment of test capacity from abroad relieves the pressure, but there is also a risk of shortages there.”

Also listen to the political podcast of De Telegraaf: Hammering with Wouter de Winther. With this week: the lack of focus in the corona policy, Femke Halsema is again under fire and the disappointment in Thierry Baudet and D66:

Leave a Comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.