Millions stay home as the Netherlands goes into lockdown
4 years, 9 months ago

Millions stay home as the Netherlands goes into lockdown

Dutch News  

The streets of Dutch towns and cities are largely deserted on Monday as millions of people heed the government’s advice to work from home. The government on Sunday evening introduced drastic new measures aimed at stopping the spread of coronavirus, which has killed 20 people in the Netherlands so far. Self-employment The economic affairs ministry said on Monday it expected to have a solution for the problems facing hundreds of thousands of freelancers whose sources of income have dried up. Economic affairs minister Erik Wiebes came under fire on Sunday for saying freelancers had opted for the risk of entrepreneurship, ignoring the number of people on zero hours or staffing agency contracts. European Commissioner for internal markets Thierry Breton told French radio he expects coronavirus will push the EU intro recession and will slash growth by 2% to 2.5%.

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Bankruptcies on the rise in the Netherlands; Up 5% in August
1 year, 3 months ago

Bankruptcies on the rise in the Netherlands; Up 5% in August

NL Times  

The number of bankruptcies in the Netherlands has been rising for 16 months in a row, Statistics Netherlands reported on Tuesday. In August, the courts declared 5 percent more companies bankrupt than in July, corrected for the number of court hearing days. “Moreover, August had more court hearing days than in July and June.” The trade sector is also one …

Dutch public healthcare on shaky ground, advisory body warns
1 year, 8 months ago

Dutch public healthcare on shaky ground, advisory body warns

NL Times  

The foundations of public healthcare in the Netherlands are “weak,” “shaky,” and “too vulnerable,” the Council for Public Health & Society said in advice to the government. Public healthcare is “arranged too non-committal and fragmented, too focused on the short term, and has too little invested in it,” RVS said. “And that must not happen.” But what the pandemic also …

More Netherlands residents will look for cheap vacations close to home this year: NBTC
1 year, 11 months ago

More Netherlands residents will look for cheap vacations close to home this year: NBTC

NL Times  

The demand for vacations in the Netherlands will increase again among the Dutch this year compared to the last year before the coronavirus crisis, the Netherlands Bureau for Tourism & Congresses said in its International Vacation Monitor. However, inflation, energy prices, consumer confidence, and the coronavirus make it more difficult to predict whether people will actually convert their holiday intention …

Netherlands must prepare society for future Covid waves: Advisory bodies
2 years, 4 months ago

Netherlands must prepare society for future Covid waves: Advisory bodies

NL Times  

We have to learn to live with the coronavirus, so the government must prepare society as soon as possible for the next phase of the pandemic, 14 agencies, including the Scientific Council for Government Policy, said in advice to the Cabinet. Among other things, the Netherlands must invest in good digital infrastructure so that the switch to online classes and …

Keep to the basic coronavirus rules, employers say as cases rise
2 years, 6 months ago

Keep to the basic coronavirus rules, employers say as cases rise

Dutch News  

The Netherlands’ two biggest employers organisations have made a public appeal to get people to start keeping to the basic coronavirus rules again, because of fears that a new wave is imminent. ‘Work from home if you have symptoms and ventilate properly – it is very important to do so now that the number of coronavirus infections in the Netherlands …

Keep to the basic coronavirus rules, employers say as cases rise
2 years, 6 months ago

Keep to the basic coronavirus rules, employers say as cases rise

Dutch News  

The Netherlands’ two biggest employers organisations have made a public appeal to get people to start keeping to the basic coronavirus rules again, because of fears that a new wave is imminent. ‘Work from home if you have symptoms and ventilate properly – it is very important to do so now that the number of coronavirus infections in the Netherlands …

DutchNews podcast – The Grey Monk's Eyeopener Edition – Week 17 2022
2 years, 8 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Grey Monk's Eyeopener Edition – Week 17 2022

Dutch News  

More evidence this week that the Netherlands is recovering from the coronavirus pandemic as people try to offload the jigsaw puzzles and DVDs they bought during lockdown on the King’s Day street markets. The government has a clear-out of its munitions depots to support Ukraine’s war effort, as Ukrainian refugees boost net migration in the first quarter of 2022. And …

DutchNews podcast – The Grey Monk's Eyeopener Edition – Week 17 2022
2 years, 8 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Grey Monk's Eyeopener Edition – Week 17 2022

Dutch News  

More evidence this week that the Netherlands is recovering from the coronavirus pandemic as people try to offload the jigsaw puzzles and DVDs they bought during lockdown on the King’s Day street markets. The government has a clear-out of its munitions depots to support Ukraine’s war effort, as Ukrainian refugees boost net migration in the first quarter of 2022. And …

Netherlands not prepared for Covid-19 outbreak in the fall: experts
2 years, 8 months ago

Netherlands not prepared for Covid-19 outbreak in the fall: experts

NL Times  

With hardly any restrictions in place, the coronavirus seems to have slipped from public consciousness. I don’t think that new structure will be in place this fall,” Anja Schreijer, former Outbreak Management Team member and former Head of the Infectious Disease Control Department at the GGD Amsterdam explained. “The demand is 600 million euros, the Cabinet has promised 300 million.” …

Netherlands 'needs to step up preparations for autumn Covid outbreak'
2 years, 8 months ago

Netherlands 'needs to step up preparations for autumn Covid outbreak'

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is poorly prepared for a new surge in coronavirus infections in the autumn because of failures to put basic safety measures in place such as ventilation in schools, health experts have warned. ‘Covid care isn’t rocket science,’ Armand Girbes, head of intensive care at Amsterdam’s UMC teaching hospital.’ It’s more efficient to concentrate healthcare rather than implement it …

Netherlands 'needs to step up preparations for autumn Covid outbreak'
2 years, 8 months ago

Netherlands 'needs to step up preparations for autumn Covid outbreak'

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is poorly prepared for a new surge in coronavirus infections in the autumn because of failures to put basic safety measures in place such as ventilation in schools, health experts have warned. ‘Covid care isn’t rocket science,’ Armand Girbes, head of intensive care at Amsterdam’s UMC teaching hospital.’ It’s more efficient to concentrate healthcare rather than implement it …

People with low incomes 2.5 times more likely to die from Covid than the rich
2 years, 9 months ago

People with low incomes 2.5 times more likely to die from Covid than the rich

Dutch News  

People living in institutional care were the most vulnerable to dying from coronavirus during the first year of the pandemic, but in the population at large, people with low incomes were 2.5 times more likely to die than the highest income group, national statistics office CBS said on Tuesday. ‘People with low incomes die earlier than high earners for a …

People with low incomes 2.5 times more likely to die from Covid than the rich
2 years, 9 months ago

People with low incomes 2.5 times more likely to die from Covid than the rich

Dutch News  

People living in institutional care were the most vulnerable to dying from coronavirus during the first year of the pandemic, but in the population at large, people with low incomes were 2.5 times more likely to die than the highest income group, national statistics office CBS said on Tuesday. ‘People with low incomes die earlier than high earners for a …

Two-thirds of NL residents expect more lockdowns in the future
2 years, 10 months ago

Two-thirds of NL residents expect more lockdowns in the future

NL Times  

On Tuesday, Health Minister Ernst Kuipers announced that the Netherlands would relax most coronavirus restrictions from February 25. There will be more coronavirus lockdowns and restrictions in the future, they said in a Hart van Nederland survey of 3,760 of its panel members. Some worried respondents believe that the Netherlands will go back into lockdown when the relaxed measures result …

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: What you need to know (February 15)
2 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: What you need to know (February 15)

Dutch News  

Almost two years to the day that the Netherlands confirmed its first case of coronavirus, most of the regulations will end. Some changes come into effect from today, more on February 18 and the rest on February 25, health minister Ernst Kuipers confirmed at a press conference on Tuesday evening. Cafes, restaurants and bars may remain open until 1am but …

Netherlands to lift most COVID restrictions this month
2 years, 10 months ago

Netherlands to lift most COVID restrictions this month

Al Jazeera  

Bars, restaurants and nightclubs will go back to pre-pandemic opening hours and face masks will not be mandatory in most places, says health minister. The Netherlands will lift almost all its restrictions against COVID-19 by February 25 as cases and hospitalisations fall, the health minister has said. Bars, restaurants and nightclubs will go back to pre-pandemic opening hours and social …

In southern Dutch town, cafes open in lockdown protest
2 years, 11 months ago

In southern Dutch town, cafes open in lockdown protest

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Shops bars and restaurants in …

Dutch Central Bank slashed 2022 economic forecast; Long-term vision for pandemic needed
3 years ago

Dutch Central Bank slashed 2022 economic forecast; Long-term vision for pandemic needed

NL Times  

The Dutch Central Bank reduced its economic growth forecast for the Netherlands in 2022, predicting that the hard lockdown announced last weekend will be a blow to the Dutch economy. The central bank predicted the country will achieve growth of 2.2 percent next year, down from the 3.6 percent it previously projected. In a hastily produced calculation, Olaf Sleijpen, the …

Amsterdam mayor: New approach to pandemic needed; “Can’t stay in crisis mode for years”
3 years ago

Amsterdam mayor: New approach to pandemic needed; “Can’t stay in crisis mode for years”

NL Times  

The Netherlands must prepare for a life where people cope with the coronavirus, said Femke Halsema, the mayor of Amsterdam. We “cannot stay in crisis mode for years,” she said. We also have to create proposals for that to make certain that people have hope for the coming years, and have confidence in our future in Amsterdam, regardless of, and …

New Dutch coronavirus restrictions take effect today
3 years, 1 month ago

New Dutch coronavirus restrictions take effect today

NL Times  

The new coronavirus measures Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Health Minister Hugo de Jonge announced on Friday will come into effect today. Along with the previously mentioned restrictions, an evening lockdown will begin lasting at least three weeks to lower the rising number of coronavirus infections in the Netherlands. Children in primary schools groups Six, Seven, Eight, and secondary school …

India Sees 11,850 New Covid Cases; Netherlands Imposes Lockdown as Virus Reaches New High
3 years, 1 month ago

India Sees 11,850 New Covid Cases; Netherlands Imposes Lockdown as Virus Reaches New High

News 18  

European governments are eyeing unpopular Covid curbs, with the Netherlands opting for Western Europe’s first partial lockdown of the winter as EU experts said 10 countries in the bloc were causing “very high concern”. Dutch premier Mark Rutte announced at least three weeks of lockdown measures targeting restaurants, shops and sporting events to curb a record spike in coronavirus infections. …

Dutch go for 'short, sharp shock' as coronavirus cases soar
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch go for 'short, sharp shock' as coronavirus cases soar

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is pressing ahead with what prime minister Mark Rutte has described as ‘a short, sharp shock’ to drastically reduce contacts between people and hopefully limit the spread of coronavirus. The aim, said Rutte, is to slow the spread of the virus in the coming weeks ahead of the introduction of new laws which are ‘more appropriate given that …

Dutch govt orders 3-week partial lockdown amid virus surge
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch govt orders 3-week partial lockdown amid virus surge

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Caretaker Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced a three-week partial lockdown Friday amid surging COVID-19 cases in the Netherlands, saying his government wants to “deliver a hard blow to the virus.” The lockdown that begins Saturday night is the first to start in Western Europe since a new wave of infections began surging across parts of …

The Netherlands may face ‘lockdown-type measures’ to curb rising Covid cases: NOS
3 years, 1 month ago

The Netherlands may face ‘lockdown-type measures’ to curb rising Covid cases: NOS

Dutch News  

Government advisors are recommending ‘lockdown type measures’ to combat the rise in coronavirus infections for a two week period, sources close to the Outbreak Management Team have told broadcaster NOS. The seriousness of the situation – new infections are reaching record levels – makes such measures unavoidable, the sources say. Ministers are meeting to discuss the proposals on Thursday morning, …

Health chief does not expect winter curfews despite coronavirus case rise
3 years, 2 months ago

Health chief does not expect winter curfews despite coronavirus case rise

Dutch News  

New shop and school closures, or a curfew, are not likely to be imposed in the Netherlands this winter, despite the surge in new coronavirus cases, Jaap van Dissel, head of the government’s Outbreak Management Team, has told the AD in an interview. Thanks to vaccination, the Netherlands is in a ‘different situation’ to last year and the Delta variant …

KPMG criticises Dutch coronavirus strategy, intervention was often too late
3 years, 2 months ago

KPMG criticises Dutch coronavirus strategy, intervention was often too late

Dutch News  

Some 18 months after the start of the crisis, accountancy group KPMG has published a critical report on the Dutch approach to tackling coronavirus. Some 24,000 more people died in the Netherlands that would have been statistically expected but there were hardly any excess deaths in Denmark, Norway and Finland, KPMG health economist David Ikkersheim said. And while the Netherlands, …

Dutch coronavirus policy fell seriously short: KPMG
3 years, 2 months ago

Dutch coronavirus policy fell seriously short: KPMG

NL Times  

The Netherlands' approach to dealing with the coronavirus crisis fell seriously short in various areas, consultancy firm KPMG concluded in a report that will be published later on Thursday, NRC reported. The Dutch Cabinet often intervened late because they made policies based on the number of people in hospital rather than infections, KPMG said, which means that some coronavirus deaths …

Fewer tourists head for the Netherlands, down 73% on pre-Covid 2019
3 years, 3 months ago

Fewer tourists head for the Netherlands, down 73% on pre-Covid 2019

Dutch News  

The Dutch tourism and convention board NBTC is expecting 5.4 million foreign visitors will come to the Netherlands last year, which would be down just over a quarter on the 2020 figure. ‘The forecasts sketch a more dramatic picture than we had earlier this year,’ NBTC director Jos Vranken said. ‘This is because of the continuing restrictions on travel and …

Fewer tourists head for the Netherlands, down 73% on pre-Covid 2019
3 years, 3 months ago

Fewer tourists head for the Netherlands, down 73% on pre-Covid 2019

Dutch News  

The Dutch tourism and convention board NBTC is expecting 5.4 million foreign visitors will come to the Netherlands last year, which would be down just over a quarter on the 2020 figure. ‘The forecasts sketch a more dramatic picture than we had earlier this year,’ NBTC director Jos Vranken said. ‘This is because of the continuing restrictions on travel and …

Netherlands to stop social distancing but expand Covid entry passes from Sept. 25
3 years, 3 months ago

Netherlands to stop social distancing but expand Covid entry passes from Sept. 25

NL Times  

Physical distancing rules in the Netherlands that call for people to remain 1.5 meters away from each other will be cancelled as of September 25. From that same date, a coronavirus pass frequently generated by the CoronaCheck app will be mandatory for everyone aged 13 and older when visiting catering businesses and cultural venues, including cafés, concert halls and theaters, …

Government to cut coronavirus lifeline for businesses on October 1
3 years, 4 months ago

Government to cut coronavirus lifeline for businesses on October 1

Dutch News  

The government has confirmed that financial support for businesses hit by coronavirus restrictions will end on October 1. ‘It’s unacceptable and inexplicable that the restrictions are continuing but the support is stopping,’ said chairman Robèr Willemsen. ‘Companies have no reserves and a mountain of debt.’ Travel trade body ANVR said its 800 members were still severely limited by testing regimes …

Government to cut coronavirus lifeline for businesses on October 1
3 years, 4 months ago

Government to cut coronavirus lifeline for businesses on October 1

Dutch News  

The government has confirmed that financial support for businesses hit by coronavirus restrictions will end on October 1. ‘It’s unacceptable and inexplicable that the restrictions are continuing but the support is stopping,’ said chairman Robèr Willemsen. ‘Companies have no reserves and a mountain of debt.’ Travel trade body ANVR said its 800 members were still severely limited by testing regimes …

Hotel & Catering sector hit hard by first lockdown; Most bankruptcies since 2013
3 years, 4 months ago

Hotel & Catering sector hit hard by first lockdown; Most bankruptcies since 2013

NL Times  

The first lockdown in the coronavirus pandemic was hard on the Netherlands' catering and hospitality sector. From the third quarter of 2020, the bankruptcies in the catering and hospitality sector started keeping pace with the rest of the economy, with few companies declared bankrupt. The number of company closures in the catering and hospitality sector increased by 12 percent in …

Second Covid recession over: Dutch economy growing again
3 years, 4 months ago

Second Covid recession over: Dutch economy growing again

NL Times  

After half a year of economic contraction, the Dutch economy grew by 3.1 percent in the second quarter of this year, Statistics Netherlands said on Tuesday based on the currently available figures. The Dutch economy is not back to pre-pandemic levels yet, but with coronavirus lockdown measure relaxing, it seems to be heading that way. Compared to the second quarter …

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: what you need to know (August 13)
3 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: what you need to know (August 13)

Dutch News  

Prime minister Mark Rutte outlined the next stages in the dismantling of the Netherlands’ coronavirus regulations on Friday, and set November 1 as the target date for when things will be back to normal. August 30 The 1.5 metre rule will end in colleges and universities, although students will have to wear a mask when moving around, self test twice …

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: what you need to know (August 13)
3 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: what you need to know (August 13)

Dutch News  

Prime minister Mark Rutte outlined the next stages in the dismantling of the Netherlands’ coronavirus regulations on Friday, and set November 1 as the target date for when things will be back to normal. August 30 The 1.5 metre rule will end in colleges and universities, although students will have to wear a mask when moving around, self test twice …

Rutte: Gradual end to social distancing in society; Most restrictions “hopefully” gone by Nov. 1
3 years, 4 months ago

Rutte: Gradual end to social distancing in society; Most restrictions “hopefully” gone by Nov. 1

NL Times  

The Netherlands will begin to eliminate more coronavirus restrictions by the end of August, despite advice from the Outbreak Management Team to put this off until September 20. This process will begin with the elimination of mandatory social distancing in some higher education institutions beginning on August 30, said Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Health Minister Hugo de Jonge during …

Health Minister: Dutch coronavirus infections stabilizing
3 years, 5 months ago

Health Minister: Dutch coronavirus infections stabilizing

NL Times  

The rise in new coronavirus infections in the Netherlands since the start of the month has slowed down and stabilized, said Health Minister Hugo de Jonge on Monday. He also said that over nine thousand new infections were reported during the past 24-hour period, which the RIVM usually cuts off at 9 a.m. That would still push the seven-day moving …

Positive coronavirus tests near 7,000 as government plans new measures
3 years, 6 months ago

Positive coronavirus tests near 7,000 as government plans new measures

Dutch News  

The number of positive coronavirus tests in the Netherlands almost hit 7,000 in the 24 hours to Friday morning. The news comes ahead of a government press conference to announce new efforts to tame the spread of the virus, just two weeks after most measures were scrapped. The new measures are needed because several million people have still not been …

Positive coronavirus tests near 7,000 as government plans new measures
3 years, 6 months ago

Positive coronavirus tests near 7,000 as government plans new measures

Dutch News  

The number of positive coronavirus tests in the Netherlands almost hit 7,000 in the 24 hours to Friday morning. The news comes ahead of a government press conference to announce new efforts to tame the spread of the virus, just two weeks after most measures were scrapped. The new measures are needed because several million people have still not been …

Netherlands among countries emerging most strongly from the crisis, Dutch PM says
3 years, 6 months ago

Netherlands among countries emerging most strongly from the crisis, Dutch PM says

NL Times  

The Netherlands might be one of the first countries in the western world to recover from the coronavirus crisis, Dutch Prime Minister Rutte suggested. Rutte said the Netherlands was "in a very good shape" despite the serious consequences of the ongoing health crisis. This was largely due to the billions in coronavirus aid packages quickly set up last year, and …

Indian nationals in the Netherlands target 'devasting' Covid back home
3 years, 6 months ago

Indian nationals in the Netherlands target 'devasting' Covid back home

Dutch News  

Indian nationals in the Netherlands are watching the spread of coronavirus back home with dread as the death toll mounts. ‘I have lost several of my colleagues in the past six months and three of them are from my own team,’ says Lahiri, who has lived in the Netherlands for the past 20 years. ‘Apart from illness and death, they …

Dutch coronavirus infection risk set to go down, as vaccinations mount up
3 years, 7 months ago

Dutch coronavirus infection risk set to go down, as vaccinations mount up

Dutch News  

With the number of new coronavirus infections in the Netherlands dropping to under 2,000 on Sunday, and hospital admissions declining steadily, the official risk level for all of the Netherlands is set to go down in Tuesday’s review, the government’s coronavirus dashboard figures indicate. If the number of new infections falls below 100 per 100,000 people, the infection risk will …

Netherlands may relax more coronavirus restrictions on June 5
3 years, 7 months ago

Netherlands may relax more coronavirus restrictions on June 5

NL Times  

The Dutch government could press forward with the third step of its lockdown easing plan on Saturday, June 5, four days earlier than planned. Restrictions involved in that stage include allowing many cafes and restaurants to serve customers indoors, permitting indoor cultural institutions to open back up, and allowing people to host a maximum of four guests in their home …

Netherlands lockdown likely loosened this week: Report
3 years, 7 months ago

Netherlands lockdown likely loosened this week: Report

NL Times  

The Cabinet is very likely to go through with the second step of lockdown easing on Tuesday, as the average daily number of Covid-19 hospitalizations has steadily declined since May 1, government sources told newswire ANP. The average number of new coronavirus infections has dropped off by a third since April 23 to 5,518, though the low results last week …

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: what you need to know (April 20)
3 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: what you need to know (April 20)

Dutch News  

Relaxing some of the coronavirus rules is a responsible approach, despite the current high rate of new infections, prime minister Mark Rutte said on Tuesday. Shops and markets The appointment system for non-essential shops will end on April 28 and shops will be allowed to admit customers on spec, providing they wear masks, practice social distancing and limit numbers. Bars …

'Coronavirus will have a lasting impact on Amsterdam tourism'
3 years, 9 months ago

'Coronavirus will have a lasting impact on Amsterdam tourism'

Dutch News  

The impact of coronavirus on tourism in Amsterdam will be enormous again this year, according to economists at ABN Amro bank. About one third of the €18.6bn generated by tourism in 2019 was spent on air travel and organised tours, both of which have been hammered by coronavirus restrictions. In addition, business travel will remain at a much lower level …

Dutch businesses much more optimistic about recovery, growth
3 years, 9 months ago

Dutch businesses much more optimistic about recovery, growth

NL Times  

Businesses owners in the Netherlands and worldwide are much more optimistic now than they were a year ago. The vast majority expect the coming period to bring economic growth, both in general and for their own company, according to the annual survey business consultancy PWC conducts among board chairpersons, NOS reports. This year PWC surveyed the leaders of 5 thousand …

Pandemic not enough to cool down NL housing market; Prices up 12%
3 years, 11 months ago

Pandemic not enough to cool down NL housing market; Prices up 12%

NL Times  

Even after three quarters of the coronavirus crisis, the Dutch housing market ended 2020 overheated. At the end of last year, an average home in the Netherlands cost 365 thousand euros, 11.6 percent more than at the end of 2019, according to figures released by realtors' association NVM on Thursday, NOS reports. According to NVM, the coronavirus pandemic meant fewer …

NL sees fewest bankruptcies since 1991, despite pandemic
3 years, 11 months ago

NL sees fewest bankruptcies since 1991, despite pandemic

NL Times  

Despite the pandemic putting pressure on the Dutch economy, 2020 saw remarkably few Dutch businesses go bankrupt. A total of 2,703 companies were declared bankrupt last year, 16 percent less than in 2019 and the lowest number since 1991, Statistics Netherlands reported on Tuesday. The stats office attributed the low number of bankruptcies to the coronavirus support measures the government …

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