Outbreak team advising early closing times for catering, ban on large events: report
3 years, 4 months ago

Outbreak team advising early closing times for catering, ban on large events: report

NL Times  

Members of the Outbreak Management Team want the Cabinet to take measures around the catering industry and events to impede the spread of the coronavirus, sources close to the team of experts said to BNR. The second camp advises closing catering businesses at 8:00 p.m. instead of 10:00 p.m., fixed seating at restaurants and the like, and banning large events like dance parties and Carnival parties. Justice Minister Ferdinand Grapperhaus previously expressed the intention to keep things open this coming season. Caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Health Minister Hugo de Jonge will likely hold a press conference on Friday.

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Cabinet will boost cafe closing to 1am if infections allow, says minister
3 years, 1 month ago

Cabinet will boost cafe closing to 1am if infections allow, says minister

Dutch News  

The cabinet plans to allow cafes and bars to open up to 1am from next Friday, and to increase the number of people in theatres and sports stadiums, health minister Ernst Kuipers has told MPs in a briefing. Locations with more than 500 people will still have to have seating but guests will no longer have to keep their distance …

Cabinet will boost cafe closing to 1am if infections allow, says minister
3 years, 1 month ago

Cabinet will boost cafe closing to 1am if infections allow, says minister

Dutch News  

The cabinet plans to allow cafes and bars to open up to 1am from next Friday, and to increase the number of people in theatres and sports stadiums, health minister Ernst Kuipers has told MPs in a briefing. Locations with more than 500 people will still have to have seating but guests will no longer have to keep their distance …

Bars, restaurants could stay open until 1 a.m. in Cabinet proposal; Full stadiums, theaters: Report
3 years, 1 month ago

Bars, restaurants could stay open until 1 a.m. in Cabinet proposal; Full stadiums, theaters: Report

NL Times  

The Cabinet is considering a proposal to allow all hospitality businesses to remain open until 1 a.m. starting on February 18. Locations which require a coronavirus access pass for entry, such as cinemas, theaters, and stadiums could potentially let in the maximum number of people normally allowed to attend events. He is also implanting a new way of working by …

Rutte bows out of coronavirus press conferences after 38 in a row
3 years, 1 month ago

Rutte bows out of coronavirus press conferences after 38 in a row

Dutch News  

Prime minister Mark Rutte will not be at Tuesday’s press conference on possible new changes to the coronavirus rules – for the first time since the pandemic began. It is the first time in 38 press conferences that Rutte will not have attended the meeting with a group of journalists from the main Dutch papers and broadcasters to explain the …

Rutte bows out of coronavirus press conferences after 38 in a row
3 years, 1 month ago

Rutte bows out of coronavirus press conferences after 38 in a row

Dutch News  

Prime minister Mark Rutte will not be at Tuesday’s press conference on possible new changes to the coronavirus rules – for the first time since the pandemic began. It is the first time in 38 press conferences that Rutte will not have attended the meeting with a group of journalists from the main Dutch papers and broadcasters to explain the …

Outbreak team meeting to discuss Covid rules amidst record high infections
3 years, 2 months ago

Outbreak team meeting to discuss Covid rules amidst record high infections

NL Times  

The Outbreak Management Team, which advises the government on tackling the coronavirus pandemic, will meet again on Wednesday. Prime Minister Mark Rutte has stayed on, but the most critical Ministers involved in the pandemic approach have been replaced. Kuipers was previously chairman of the Erasmus MC academic hospital in Rotterdam, chairman of the National Acute Care Network, and headed the …

Catering sector devastated by plans to extend evening lockdown
3 years, 3 months ago

Catering sector devastated by plans to extend evening lockdown

NL Times  

News that the Cabinet may extend the current coronavirus restrictions until early next year has devastated the catering sector. A mandatory closing time of 5:00 p.m., among other things, means that catering entrepreneurs will miss out on the most significant part of their holiday turnover, Ruud Bakker of the Eindhoven branch of hospitality union KHN said to Omroep Brabant. According …

Outbreak advisors want to keep evening lockdown; Ministers meeting today
3 years, 3 months ago

Outbreak advisors want to keep evening lockdown; Ministers meeting today

NL Times  

The Outbreak Management Team wants the Cabinet to maintain the current evening lockdown past December 18, according to RTL Nieuws. On Sunday, members of the Cabinet will speak with OMT members to discuss the coronavirus policy at the official residence of Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the Catshuis. Minister of Culture Ingrid van Engelshoven said on Friday, "there is no room …

Ministers gather to discuss new Covid restrictions after “worrying” OMT meeting
3 years, 3 months ago

Ministers gather to discuss new Covid restrictions after “worrying” OMT meeting

NL Times  

The Ministers involved in the Netherlands' coronavirus policy will meet in the Catshuis on Thursday to discuss further measures. The Outbreak Management Team had a "worrying" meeting on Wednesday evening, member and pediatrician Kiaroly Illy said in talk show Jinek after the meeting. Ernst Kuipers, OMT member and chairman of the national acute care network LNAZ, told Op1 that the …

Coronavirus press conference on Friday, as hospital problems mount
3 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus press conference on Friday, as hospital problems mount

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Prime minister Mark Rutte and health minister Hugo de Jonge will hold a new press conference on Friday, a week earlier than planned. The government’s health advisory team will meet on Wednesday evening to make recommendations on new measures. Critics On Tuesday evening, two high profile government health advisors went public with their concerns about the government’s strategy for dealing …

Coronavirus press conference on Friday, as hospital problems mount
3 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus press conference on Friday, as hospital problems mount

Dutch News  

Prime minister Mark Rutte and health minister Hugo de Jonge will hold a new press conference on Friday, a week earlier than planned. The government’s health advisory team will meet on Wednesday evening to make recommendations on new measures. Critics On Tuesday evening, two high profile government health advisors went public with their concerns about the government’s strategy for dealing …

Outbreak team discussing new Covid measures today
3 years, 4 months ago

Outbreak team discussing new Covid measures today

NL Times  

The Outbreak Management Team will meet again on Wednesday afternoon to discuss the current coronavirus situation in the Netherlands. The experts of the OMT, including RIVM boss Jaap van Dissel, will update the Cabinet on Thursday during a meeting in the Catshuis, the Prime Minister's residence in The Hague. The final decision will be made on Friday, after which a …

Event Builders "diasppointed" at new festival restrictions but say they are understandable
3 years, 7 months ago

Event Builders "diasppointed" at new festival restrictions but say they are understandable

NL Times  

The Alliance of Event Builders said they are “disappointed and sad” but can comprehend the government’s decision to limit the maximum capacity of one-day festivals to 750 visitors until September 1. “With the ban on events without fixed seating for more than 750 visitors until September 1, the events sector has to digest another difficult disappointment”, the alliance, consisting of …

Cabinet overruled outbreak advisors with more lenient Covid restrictions
3 years, 8 months ago

Cabinet overruled outbreak advisors with more lenient Covid restrictions

NL Times  

On Friday evening, the Cabinet announced that coronavirus restrictions would be tightened again due to the sharp increase in the number of infections. During the press conference, Prime Minister Mark Rutte advised people to “Keep parties small and manageable and keep 1.5 meters away.” The OMT said that an increase in the number of infections can mainly be seen in …

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