Hail, thunderstorms and strong gusts of wind again cause nuisance. At the market in Helmond, three stalls were destroyed – and crates of fruit and vegetables flew through the air. The GGD Haaglanden has closed a number of corona test locations as a precaution. Today, no vaccinations are taking place in Alkmaar and Middenmeer.
It is the second time this week that strong winds are causing problems. Thursday one person fell, a hiker who ended up under a fallen tree in Bemelen in Limburg. It KNMI has issued code yellow for today and reports that heavy gusts of wind can occur throughout the country, especially during showers.
We’re just standing here
One of the affected market traders in Helmond does not intend to leave. “We’re just here until 3pm this afternoon,” he said Broadcasting Brabant.
The GGD test locations in Vlissingen and in Zuidland (Nissewaard) have not opened today. Most test locations of GGD Haaglanden are also closed today due to strong gusts of wind. “We do everything we can to call all the people who have an appointment to schedule a new appointment,” a spokesperson said. Broadcaster West. The three vaccination locations of the GGD in The Hague are open.
Fourteen hundred appointments
The GGD Noord-Holland will close the vaccination locations in Alkmaar and Middenmeer today, just like Thursday. A large tent is used in both places. “The GGD regrets that it has been decided to close again. All the more so because a number of people who are scheduled for today also had an appointment for Thursday,” says the GGD at the website. More than 1,400 appointments were scheduled for today at both locations. The GGD is trying to move it.
The test street at Schiphol is open. Precautions have been taken there, says a spokesperson for the GGD Kennemerland NH News. “The nets have been removed from the fence and everything that was loose has been fastened.”
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