GGDs to use commercial coronavirus tests to deal with surging demand
2 years, 11 months ago

GGDs to use commercial coronavirus tests to deal with surging demand

Dutch News  

Commercial coronavirus tests will be used from next week to relieve the strain on local health services caused by a surge in infections since the start of the year. GGD GHOR, the network of local health services, confirmed that people would be offered certified antigen tests, arranged through Stichting Open Nederland, if no local testing facility was available. ‘If a region becomes too busy the commercial test providers will support the GGDs so that more people can be tested.’ Since December people have been encouraged to use self tests if they have mild symptoms or before going to a public place, and only book a PCR test to confirm a positive self test. A spokesman for GGD GHOR said antigen tests would still be valid for people wanting to end quarantine, provided they were carried out by a certified clinic.

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Coronavirus test centres can close, self-testing can stop, advisors say
1 year, 10 months ago

Coronavirus test centres can close, self-testing can stop, advisors say

Dutch News  

The government’s coronavirus advisory team says mass testing at regional centres can be wound down and that the recommendation to use self tests if people have symptoms can be dropped. In its 146th set of recommendations since the pandemic began three years ago, the Outbreak Management Team says the Omicron variant of the coronavirus and its sub variants is now …

Coronavirus test centres can close, self-testing can stop, advisors say
1 year, 10 months ago

Coronavirus test centres can close, self-testing can stop, advisors say

Dutch News  

The government’s coronavirus advisory team says mass testing at regional centres can be wound down and that the recommendation to use self tests if people have symptoms can be dropped. In its 146th set of recommendations since the pandemic began three years ago, the Outbreak Management Team says the Omicron variant of the coronavirus and its sub variants is now …

39,500 positive Covid tests but 122,000 go uncounted; Over 50% tested by GGD are infected
2 years, 11 months ago

39,500 positive Covid tests but 122,000 go uncounted; Over 50% tested by GGD are infected

NL Times  

Over 39,500 coronavirus infections were reported in the Netherlands on Saturday, the lowest total in 10 days––but at least 46,000 positive tests diagnosed since Friday morning have not been registered in the systems of the RIVM. Saturday’s underreporting from the RIVM brought the official seven-day moving average down slightly to 60,181, still 60 percent higher compared to a week ago. …

Some people turned away from Covid test sites this morning
2 years, 11 months ago

Some people turned away from Covid test sites this morning

NL Times  

Some commercial Covid-19 testing companies turned away people referred by health service GGD on Friday morning. So they agreed that the GGDs would refer people they couldn't test to commercial providers affiliated with Testing for Access. AD got similar statements from Covid Test Nederland, who tested only 37 people sent by the GGD in two days. According to the newspaper, …

Cabinet discussing Covid testing everyone, vaccinated or not, to enter nightclubs
2 years, 11 months ago

Cabinet discussing Covid testing everyone, vaccinated or not, to enter nightclubs

NL Times  

The Cabinet will talk with the nightlife industry to see whether they could be opened with the 1G coronavirus access policy, Minister Ernst Kuipers of Public Health promised during a parliamentary debate on the coronavirus. PvdA MP Attje Kuiken asked whether the sector might reopen if all visitors, vaccinated or not, are tested for Covid-19 before entering. Earlier in the …

GGDs to use commercial coronavirus tests to deal with surging demand
2 years, 11 months ago

GGDs to use commercial coronavirus tests to deal with surging demand

Dutch News  

Commercial coronavirus tests will be used from next week to relieve the strain on local health services caused by a surge in infections since the start of the year. GGD GHOR, the network of local health services, confirmed that people would be offered certified antigen tests, arranged through Stichting Open Nederland, if no local testing facility was available. ‘If a …

Commercial test centres may help regional health boards meet demand
2 years, 11 months ago

Commercial test centres may help regional health boards meet demand

Dutch News  

Commercial coronavirus testing centres will carry out tests on behalf of the regional health boards if they become overloaded as the Omicron variant takes hold, broadcaster NOS reported on Wednesday. Pier Eringa, chief executive of the test for entry organisation Stichting Open Nederland, told the broadcaster that an agreement with the regional health board association GGD is on the verge …

Commercial test centres may help regional health boards meet demand
2 years, 11 months ago

Commercial test centres may help regional health boards meet demand

Dutch News  

Commercial coronavirus testing centres will carry out tests on behalf of the regional health boards if they become overloaded as the Omicron variant takes hold, broadcaster NOS reported on Wednesday. Pier Eringa, chief executive of the test for entry organisation Stichting Open Nederland, told the broadcaster that an agreement with the regional health board association GGD is on the verge …

Dutch Covid average below 20,000 for first time in weeks; GGD websites back online
3 years ago

Dutch Covid average below 20,000 for first time in weeks; GGD websites back online

NL Times  

For 21 days, the moving average for positive daily coronavirus tests held above the 20,000 mark. That changed on Saturday, when the seven-day average fell three percent in a day to 19,371, according to raw data from the RIVM. At the same time, the average number of people testing positive at the GGD rose to 24 percent, a new record. …

Coronavirus testing site opened at Schiphol for travelers from South Africa
3 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus testing site opened at Schiphol for travelers from South Africa

NL Times  

People returning from South Africa via Schiphol can get tested for the coronavirus immediately after arrival at the airport from Sunday. It was decided to set up the testing street after the Omicron coronavirus variant was discovered in southern Africa. On Friday, the GGD tested 624 passengers returning from South Africa for the coronavirus. All travelers who arrived from South …

Dutch infections continue to soar: Nearly 21,000 positive tests today, hospital total hits 2,075
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch infections continue to soar: Nearly 21,000 positive tests today, hospital total hits 2,075

NL Times  

The Netherlands broke its own coronavirus record for the third day straight with 20,829 new infections registered by the RIVM between Tuesday and Wednesday morning. There were 2,077 people being treated for Covid-19 in Dutch hospitals, a slight increase of six since Tuesday afternoon. The total on Wednesday included 402 patients in intensive care, a net increase of 17 after …

At-home COVID tests could make holiday reunions with family safer. Here’s how
3 years, 1 month ago

At-home COVID tests could make holiday reunions with family safer. Here’s how

LA Times  

Even with nearly 63% of Californians fully vaccinated, some public health officials worry that big gatherings this holiday season could lead to big outbreaks of COVID-19. Only two of the three approved home molecular tests — the Lucira CHECK-IT kit and the Cue Health kit — are available now online, and they’re pricey: Amazon sells Lucira’s for $89 per test, …

NL residents less willing to get tested when they have Covid symptoms
3 years, 2 months ago

NL residents less willing to get tested when they have Covid symptoms

NL Times  

Despite the number of coronavirus infections in the Netherlands skyrocketing in the past weeks, the willingness among Netherlands residents to get tested if they have symptoms is dwindling. And a survey by public health institute RIVM showed that only 40 percent of respondents with Covid-19 symptoms went to get tested, NOS reports. "It is so important to go to the …

Travelers submitted to over 2.8 million coronavirus access tests this summer
3 years, 4 months ago

Travelers submitted to over 2.8 million coronavirus access tests this summer

NL Times  

Over 2.8 million appointments for free coronavirus tests were made by people who needed the tests to be able to travel in July and August, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management said on Wednesday. Out of the total, 2.55 million appointments were made at a commercial test location using testvoorjereis.nl, and the other appointments were with scheduled at a …

People living further from corona test centres less likely to get tested
3 years, 4 months ago

People living further from corona test centres less likely to get tested

Dutch News  

People who live further away from coronavirus test centres are less likely to get tested, according to the Dutch statistics office. The CBS reports that although more centres opened, so the average distance to travel was 6.2km in January, the further away people live, the less likely they are to get a test. Between August 2020, when people lived on …

People living further from corona test centres less likely to get tested
3 years, 4 months ago

People living further from corona test centres less likely to get tested

Dutch News  

People who live further away from coronavirus test centres are less likely to get tested, according to the Dutch statistics office. The CBS reports that although more centres opened, so the average distance to travel was 6.2km in January, the further away people live, the less likely they are to get a test. Between August 2020, when people lived on …

Vaccinated people must also test for access to events, catering industry: Outbreak Team
3 years, 5 months ago

Vaccinated people must also test for access to events, catering industry: Outbreak Team

NL Times  

All people - vaccinated and unvaccinated - must be tested for the coronavirus before attending large events or going to busy catering establishments, the Outbreak Management Team said in advice to the government on Monday evening, NU.nl reports. This means that people with the coronavirus can still access events and venues that require a negative test, and spread the virus …

GGD temporarily halts Covid testing for travel in six regions due to lab malfunction
3 years, 5 months ago

GGD temporarily halts Covid testing for travel in six regions due to lab malfunction

NL Times  

Six regional GGDs will no longer carry perform coronavirus tests for travel until at least Monday. People who live in these areas and made an appointment for a coronavirus test to travel must cancel their appointment via 0800-5005 and make a new appointment online. People who have already been tested and are waiting for the results must make a new …

More than 11,000 coronavirus cases, highest daily number since Christmas
3 years, 5 months ago

More than 11,000 coronavirus cases, highest daily number since Christmas

Dutch News  

More than 11,000 coronavirus cases were confirmed by the public health agency RIVM for the first time since Christmas, but the growth rate is slowing down. Today’s figure of 11,064 is twice as high as a week ago, but over the last seven days cases rose by an average of 445%, according to the RIVM’s figures. Rotterdam’s local health service …

More than 11,000 coronavirus cases, highest daily number since Christmas
3 years, 5 months ago

More than 11,000 coronavirus cases, highest daily number since Christmas

Dutch News  

More than 11,000 coronavirus cases were confirmed by the public health agency RIVM for the first time since Christmas, but the growth rate is slowing down. Today’s figure of 11,064 is twice as high as a week ago, but over the last seven days cases rose by an average of 445%, according to the RIVM’s figures. Rotterdam’s local health service …

GGD abandoned coronavirus breath tests over accuracy complaints
3 years, 5 months ago

GGD abandoned coronavirus breath tests over accuracy complaints

NL Times  

Health service GGD is not using the SpiroNose rapid coronavirus breath tests, which were purchased to be used in dozens of GGD locations throughout the country. The idea was that the breath test be used in line at GGD test locations, so that people could be sent home faster if they were negative. According to the Volkskrant, umbrella organization GGD …

130 people at Verknipt festival had coronavirus before they arrived: GGD
3 years, 5 months ago

130 people at Verknipt festival had coronavirus before they arrived: GGD

Dutch News  

At least 130 people who attended the Vernipt techo festival in Utrecht earlier this month were probably already infected with coronavirus when they came in, the regional health board said on Thursday. Over 1,100 people have tested positive for coronavirus since attending the two-day festival but the outbreak is unlikely to have been caused by a single super spreader, the …

130 people at Verknipt festival had coronavirus before they arrived: GGD
3 years, 5 months ago

130 people at Verknipt festival had coronavirus before they arrived: GGD

Dutch News  

At least 130 people who attended the Vernipt techo festival in Utrecht earlier this month were probably already infected with coronavirus when they came in, the regional health board said on Thursday. Over 1,100 people have tested positive for coronavirus since attending the two-day festival but the outbreak is unlikely to have been caused by a single super spreader, the …

Positive coronavirus tests soar to 5,475 as ministers ponder tighter rules
3 years, 6 months ago

Positive coronavirus tests soar to 5,475 as ministers ponder tighter rules

Dutch News  

The number of positive coronavirus tests soared to 5,475 in the 24 hours to Thursday morning, leaving the government considering bringing back some of the measures which were abandoned last month. Although the rise in positive tests has not yet translated into an increase in hospital admissions, ‘things are going fast’, health minister Hugo de Jonge said in an initial …

Positive coronavirus tests soar to 5,475 as ministers ponder tighter rules
3 years, 6 months ago

Positive coronavirus tests soar to 5,475 as ministers ponder tighter rules

Dutch News  

The number of positive coronavirus tests soared to 5,475 in the 24 hours to Thursday morning, leaving the government considering bringing back some of the measures which were abandoned last month. Although the rise in positive tests has not yet translated into an increase in hospital admissions, ‘things are going fast’, health minister Hugo de Jonge said in an initial …

GGD testing capacities strained, people advised to book appointments via phone
3 years, 6 months ago

GGD testing capacities strained, people advised to book appointments via phone

NL Times  

A growing number of GGD coronavirus test centers in the Netherlands have become busy to a point that coronavirus tests cannot be booked within a reasonable amount of time, Parool reported on Thursday. People's experiences "make it clear that GGD test streets throughout the Netherlands are full and many people cannot get a test. So if there is more need …

Health Min.: People back from vacation need to get tested for coronavirus; CoronaCheck bug fixed
3 years, 6 months ago

Health Min.: People back from vacation need to get tested for coronavirus; CoronaCheck bug fixed

NL Times  

Dutch Health Minister Hugo De Jonge has once again called on residents returning from a holiday to get tested for the coronavirus infection. Additionally, he said that a critical flaw was fixed in the CoronaCheck app which prevented many people who recovered from an infection from obtaining their certificate stating they were fully vaccinated against Covid-19 To make testing more …

Covid-19 self-test not 100% accurate, authorities warn
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 self-test not 100% accurate, authorities warn

NL Times  

Experts are worried that self-administered coronavirus tests do not accurately indicate if someone has an active infection of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Rapid tests have become increasingly popular in the Netherlands since they became available in stores at the end of March. Health authorities expressed their concern that people may become more likely to disregard coronavirus measures based on an incorrect …

Likely outbreak of UK Covid mutation at care home; 85 infected, 2 dead
3 years, 11 months ago

Likely outbreak of UK Covid mutation at care home; 85 infected, 2 dead

NL Times  

At least 85 people linked to a care home in Surhuisterveen, Friesland have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. The group of 85 people who tested positive in January includes 45 residents of 't Suyderhuys, a facility operated by KwadrantGroep, and 40 staff members. Two of the residents who tested positive for the viral infection later died, the GGD Fryslân …

All 26 coronavirus vaccination locations in the Netherlands revealed
4 years ago

All 26 coronavirus vaccination locations in the Netherlands revealed

NL Times  

The GGD municipal health service published a map on Tuesday identifying the 26 cities where it will establish mass vaccination sites to inoculate people against Covid-19. Instead of following advice from the Dutch Health Council to first vaccinate the elderly and vulnerable people, the Cabinet will instead invite health care workers for their shots first. "GGDs will start vaccinating the …

Rapid testing can wipe out Covid-19 spread within weeks: Study
4 years, 1 month ago

Rapid testing can wipe out Covid-19 spread within weeks: Study

Hindustan Times  

A new study published by the University of Colorado Boulder and Harvard University researchers claims that frequent and rapid testing could eliminate Covid-19 spread within weeks. The lead author Daniel Larremore, an assistant professor of computer science at CU Boulder said in the report, “Our big picture finding is that, when it comes to public health, it’s better to have …

Dutch Covid testing to expand to include some without symptoms
4 years, 1 month ago

Dutch Covid testing to expand to include some without symptoms

NL Times  

Coronavirus testing in the Netherlands will soon expand to also include some groups with no symptoms - close contacts of infected people, incoming travelers from Covid-19 hot spots, and people notified that they were in contact with a Covid-19 patient through the CoronaMelder app, Sjaak de Gouw, director of municipal health service GGD, said to newspaper AD. Recent advice from …

Commercial centres carry out thousands of coronavirus tests a day
4 years, 1 month ago

Commercial centres carry out thousands of coronavirus tests a day

Dutch News  

More than one third of the coronavirus tests carried out in the Netherlands at present are being done by commercial testing centres, not those set up by the 25 regional health boards, according to research by current affairs television show EenVandaag. There are now some 200 private test centres operating in the Netherlands, and, together with in-company initiatives, they were …

Netherlands orders 9.2 million fast coronavirus tests from US company
4 years, 2 months ago

Netherlands orders 9.2 million fast coronavirus tests from US company

Dutch News  

The Dutch government has ordered an extra eight million fast tests for coronavirus from a US-based company as it tries to cut waiting times for results. The antigen tests, produced by American company BD, can detect the virus in 15 minutes and were approved by the health ministry for use two weeks ago. A spokesman for BD told Trouw newspaper …

GP's under pressure due to sick employees; GGD not sharing Covid test results
4 years, 2 months ago

GP's under pressure due to sick employees; GGD not sharing Covid test results

NL Times  

Some 60 percent of GP practices in the Netherlands are struggling with staff shortages as sick employees wait at home for the results of their coronavirus tests, the national association for general practitioners LHV said based on a survey of 2,500 GPs. The association is also concerned by the fact that health service GGDs are now so overloaded by the …

Dutch businesses increasingly turning to commercial Covid tests
4 years, 3 months ago

Dutch businesses increasingly turning to commercial Covid tests

NL Times  

At least a thousand companies in the Netherlands have had enough of long waiting times at the GGD Covid-19 test centers and have turned to commercial parties to set up their own centers to test their employees for the virus, BNR reports after speaking to business associations and commercial test providers. As a result, around 50 companies in Deventer, some …

Dutch health service buckling under Covid testing pressure
4 years, 4 months ago

Dutch health service buckling under Covid testing pressure

NL Times  

Dutch munipal health service GGD said it was growing more and more difficult for people in the Netherlands to get tested for the SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus within two days of contacting the organization. The announcement came just hours after Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said he closed a deal with a German organization to provide between 2 and 5 thousand …

Covid tests spike to record high; Get tested only with symptoms: GGD
4 years, 4 months ago

Covid tests spike to record high; Get tested only with symptoms: GGD

NL Times  

The number of people who booked an appointment to be tested for the coronavirus last week increased by 40 percent compared to the week before. But the regional GGD health services reported testing many people with no symptoms, putting extra pressure on the already overworked staff, the Ministry of Public Health said on Monday. "In order to make optimal use …

Covid-19: What you need to know today
4 years, 4 months ago

Covid-19: What you need to know today

Hindustan Times  

Delhi’s second sero survey has shown that 29.1% of the roughly 15,000 people surveyed across the Capital’s 11 districts have been exposed to the Sars-CoV-2 virus that causes the coronavirus disease – and are, therefore, immune. As HT’s Binayak Dasgupta put it in an article summarising the key findings of several immunity-related studies, and their importance: “…a person once infected …

Online portal for Covid-19 test bookings, results launches today
4 years, 4 months ago

Online portal for Covid-19 test bookings, results launches today

NL Times  

The Dutch government launched a website on Wednesday through which Netherlands residents can book an appointment to be tested for the coronavirus, and Minister Hugo de Jonge of Public Health announced this online portal last week. By making it easier to get tested and see your results, the government hopes to also make the time between contamination and source and …

No mandatory coronavirus tests for travelers arriving from Covid hotspots: Report
4 years, 5 months ago

No mandatory coronavirus tests for travelers arriving from Covid hotspots: Report

NL Times  

The Netherlands decided against mandatory testing of asymptomatic travelers who arrive in the country from destinations with a high number of coronavirus infections, government sources told broadcaster NOS on Friday. Currently, people entering the Netherlands are advised to self isolate for two weeks upon arrival from a country classified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as "code red", where people …

Netherlands could test asymptomatic travelers on arrival: Health Min.
4 years, 5 months ago

Netherlands could test asymptomatic travelers on arrival: Health Min.

NL Times  

The Outbreak Management Team of crisis experts has been asked to investigate whether or not tourists, Dutch citizens and immigrants should be tested for an active infection of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus upon arrival in the Netherlands. Currently, people are only strongly advised to self-quarantine for two weeks when they arrive from a high-risk area, and were asked to schedule a …

Rapid increase in Covid-19 infections caught health service by surprise
4 years, 5 months ago

Rapid increase in Covid-19 infections caught health service by surprise

NL Times  

Health service GGD was caught a bit off guard by the sudden increase in coronavirus infections, Sjaak de Gouw of the health service said to Trouw. In June, an average of 8 thousand people per day called the GGD hotline to book a coronavirus test. "That there are suddenly so many tests surprised and worries us," De Gouw said "All …

Opinion | An old data science trick may hold the key to extensive coronavirus testing
4 years, 5 months ago

Opinion | An old data science trick may hold the key to extensive coronavirus testing

Live Mint  

Since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, WHO has been repeating the mantra 'Test, Test, Test.' In the absence of wide spread testing, many states in India have adopted extensive contact tracing and quarantining to limit the spread of the infection. Extensive testing has become even more critical in view of the wide spread movement of large number of …

Covid-19 in ICUs down slightly; Test results sometimes very delayed
4 years, 6 months ago

Covid-19 in ICUs down slightly; Test results sometimes very delayed

NL Times  

With reporting by Jamie de Geir. Hospitals in the Netherlands were treating 77 people with Covid-19 in their intensive care units on Thursday, a decrease of three, patient coordination office LCPS said. Meanwhile, municipal health organization GGD has booked a 100 thousand appointments for members of the public to get tested for SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus strain that leads to Covid-19. …

1,000 new Covid-19 cases uncovered; 50,000 studied in 1st week of mass testing
4 years, 7 months ago

1,000 new Covid-19 cases uncovered; 50,000 studied in 1st week of mass testing

NL Times  

A week after the Netherlands opened coronavirus testing to everyone with symptoms, health service GGD made a total of 59,090 appointments for coronavirus tests and tested 49,228 people. The remaining 10 thousand tests will be completed on Monday, Sjaak de Gouw of umbrella organization GGD GHOR said on talk show Op1 on Sunday. When coronavirus tests were only available for …

Not all slaughterhouses screened for coronavirus outbreaks
4 years, 7 months ago

Not all slaughterhouses screened for coronavirus outbreaks

NL Times  

Despite a number of coronavirus outbreaks in slaughterhouses around the world, by far not all the employees of slaughterhouses in the Netherlands are being tested for the virus. For example, GGD Hart voor Brabant only tested a sample of workers at the Vion slaughterhouse in Boxtel, and did not visit the Vion in Tilburg and Vtielco in Den Bosch, Brabants …

Coronavirus testing opens to everyone in Netherlands with symptoms
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus testing opens to everyone in Netherlands with symptoms

NL Times  

From today, everyone with even mild symptoms that could indicate a coronavirus infection can make an appointment with health service GGD to be tested. Most GGD regions expect to be able to do between 500 and 900 tests per day at first, NU.nl reports after surveying the 25 GGD regions. On Monday, the number of tests done will likely be …

Plan for expanded coronavirus testing revealed; Anyone can get tested from June 1
4 years, 7 months ago

Plan for expanded coronavirus testing revealed; Anyone can get tested from June 1

NL Times  

Municipal health service GGD has laid out its approach to handling the influx of people expected to seek Covid-19 tests when they become freely available to anybody with symptoms from June 1. Anyone with health complaints similar to those of a cold, cough or flu should stay home and get tested, implored Health Minister Hugo de Jonge. Just days ahead …

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