The Netherlands has seen a surge of confirmed Covid-19 cases among medical workers, as the government ramps up testing.
About 26% of the confirmed Covid-19 cases in the Netherlands are healthcare workers, according to a CNN calculation of data from the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment. The country has recorded a total of 25,587 confirmed cases as of Sunday.
In announcing new cases involving healthcare workers this weekend, the Public Health Institute said that the surge was being revealed by an increase in testing.
As of a few days, health care workers can also get tested outside the hospital if they have complaints. The first effects of this are visible in the reports,” the institute said.
The Public Health Institute added that the number of medical staff cases varied significantly by region, depending on the virus' spread “and local testing policy as of April 6.” As of Friday, 56% of the reported cases in Groningen Province were healthcare workers.