GGD system overloaded, it is not possible to make a test appointment in Amsterdam
Who via coronatest.nl If you wish to make use of an appointment, you will not be given the opportunity for a test appointment before Wednesday of Thursday via any postcode in Amsterdam.
A message will be sent to make an appointment by telephone, but whoever calls 0800-1202 will receive an automatic message. “There are so many people calling at the moment that we no longer have a telephone available,” reports the automatic band with a request to call back at a later time.
Three places occupied
“We really do still have room,” says GGD spokesperson Jessica Grootenboer. “But it is difficult to get through both online and over the phone. That’s because people who are in the system are given three options and keep three permanent places occupied. Since people cannot make an appointment, there is a lot of free walk-in, consistent queues have arisen. My advice is: try again later and make sure you check the website for off-peak hours and other tips.”
It is not only busy in Amsterdam, it is not possible to make a test appointment in all major cities.
This is not the first time that the GGD has been overloaded. Last week, the GGD GHOR already mentioned that there was an ‘explosive’ expansion in corona tests. With the surprise figures that the GGD is again struggling with problems.
For example, the number of people in Amsterdam-Amstelland who tested positive for the corona virus rose by 52 percent, certainly the week before.
The number of people in Amsterdam-Amland who tested positive for the corona virus in the week from 8 to 14 November met 52 percent the week before. In total, 75% of the inhabitants are fully vaccinated. ️https://t.co/EF6pk9QUFt pic.twitter.com/TnybBHnu2a
— Municipality of Amsterdam (@AmsterdamNL) November 17, 2021
This week there was a national record in the number of new corona cases. There were 110,558 reports of positive tests in one week. That is almost 44 percent more than in the previous week. It is the second week in a row that the number of positive tests has increased by about 40 percent.