Blokhuis: Aid to Curaçao was not at the expense of care in the Netherlands THE HAGUE - The deployment of healthcare professionals who traveled from the Netherlands to Curaçao to help with the care of corona patients has not had a "significant" effect on healthcare in the Netherlands. That is the answer of Undersecretary Paul Blokhuis to written questions from the Dutch Member of Parliament Pepijn van Houwelingen (Forum for Democracy). The undersecretary emphasizes that those involved have volunteered through the organization 'Extra hands for health care' and have done so in consultation with their employer and colleagues. Blokhuis states that sufficient staff was available for healthcare in the Netherlands. In his answer, he elaborates on the seriousness of the situation in Curaçao.