Mayor: Amsterdam cafes more strictly monitored for Covid violations; Bijenkorf closes over infections
4 years, 4 months ago

Mayor: Amsterdam cafes more strictly monitored for Covid violations; Bijenkorf closes over infections

NL Times  

The City of Amsterdam will more strictly monitor bars, cafes, and restaurants for their adherence to rules meant to slow the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus. The city also released a statement saying the regional security office was considering several restrictions on bars and restaurants, including mandatory early closing times. Cutting down on tourism from abroad, and day trips from within the Netherlands, will play an important role in reducing new coronavirus infections, the security office said. De Bijenkorf closed for up to two weeks over coronavirus infections Just before the new rules for Amsterdam were announced, the regional security office announced that the Bijenkorf department store on Dam Square would close from Wednesday for up to 14 days due to a recent spate of coronavirus infections. "Anyone who was recently at the Bijenkorf in Amsterdam and has health complaints is urgently advised to get tested," the Amsterdam-Amstelland Security Office said in a statement.

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Crime in Amsterdam still below pre-pandemic levels despite 17% increase
1 year, 9 months ago

Crime in Amsterdam still below pre-pandemic levels despite 17% increase

NL Times  

The police registered a 17 percent increase in crime in the Amsterdam region last year, but the number of crimes is not yet as high as before the coronavirus pandemic. Tackling organized crime remains one of the biggest challenges for Amsterdam, wrote Mayor Femke Halsema on their behalf in a letter to city council. "Every year they start younger and …

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: what changes today
2 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: what changes today

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is scrapping most of its coronavirus rules over the next two weeks. Cafes, restaurants and bars may remain open until 1am but face masks and social distancing are dropped, although you should wear a mask when moving around. Face masks and social distancing no longer apply, but you should wear a mask when not seated. The remaining rules …

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: what changes today
2 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: what changes today

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is scrapping most of its coronavirus rules over the next two weeks. Cafes, restaurants and bars may remain open until 1am but face masks and social distancing are dropped, although you should wear a mask when moving around. Face masks and social distancing no longer apply, but you should wear a mask when not seated. The remaining rules …

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 …

Dutch Covid policy must change, mayors say in call for help
2 years, 11 months ago

Dutch Covid policy must change, mayors say in call for help

NL Times  

The mayors of about 30 cities asked the Cabinet to fundamentally revise the coronavirus policy in a cry for help. It puts too much pressure on citizens and local governments, mayors Femke Halsema and Paul Depla wrote in an opinion piece in the Volkskrant, partly on behalf of their colleagues. With so many citizens on the verge of drowning, the …

Amsterdam restaurant launches own coronavirus access testing site
2 years, 11 months ago

Amsterdam restaurant launches own coronavirus access testing site

NL Times  

A restaurant in the IJburg district of Amsterdam opened a coronavirus testing site this week in an effort to attract customers, and provide work for employees during the current lockdown restrictions which have kept restaurants in the Netherlands shut. The Livingroom built a testing site in its veranda, and had its employees certified to administer coronavirus tests, according to NH …

Security Council chair backs call for better long-term Covid planning
3 years ago

Security Council chair backs call for better long-term Covid planning

NL Times  

The Dutch government must craft and implement a long-term strategy to deal with the coronavirus that assumes the virus will be endemic to society, said Hubert Bruls. "The new Cabinet must run from the podium immediately after the photo shoot, to first tackle the long-term strategy with the ministers most responsible," Bruls said in the interview. Because of that, he …

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 …

Over 1,000 people pick up coronavirus at the Amsterdam Dance Event
3 years, 1 month ago

Over 1,000 people pick up coronavirus at the Amsterdam Dance Event

Dutch News  

Health board staff have traced over 1,000 cases of coronavirus back to last month’s Amsterdam Dance Event. ‘People from abroad were also at the event and we don’t know about any infections they may have either.’ The ADE was held from October 13 to 17 and some 300,000 tickets were sold for the various shows and dance parties all over …

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 …

Two cities centralized Covid QR checks, giving out wristbands to cafe visitors
3 years, 2 months ago

Two cities centralized Covid QR checks, giving out wristbands to cafe visitors

NL Times  

The fact that people had to show a coronavirus admission ticket in more places from last weekend took some getting used to, but politicians said that it went very well in most places.The Cabinet is curious about a system set up last weekend in Breda. The Noord-Brabant city set up a number of access points where people could have their …

Amsterdam concerned: Ethnically diverse residents refusing Covid vaccines
3 years, 6 months ago

Amsterdam concerned: Ethnically diverse residents refusing Covid vaccines

NL Times  

The City of Amsterdam is set to launch a campaign to encourage its residents with an ethnically diverse background to receive a Covid-19 vaccine, local broadcaster AT5 reported. Sometimes there’s useful information, but also misinformation", Amsterdam city council member Sheher Khan wrote on Twitter. Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema advised people not to let themselves be fooled by different kinds of …

DutchNews podcast – The Fifty Shades of Stef Blok Edition – Week 21
3 years, 6 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Fifty Shades of Stef Blok Edition – Week 21

Dutch News  

A mass coronavirus experiment, outrage over drugs tourists and pariah status for Belarus: this year’s Eurovision Song Contest really had it all. In a landmark judgment, global polluter-in-chief Shell is told it has an obligation under human rights law to prevent climate change. While the coalition talks grind on at glacial speed, one cabinet minister signs off work with exhaustion, …

DutchNews podcast – The Fifty Shades of Stef Blok Edition – Week 21
3 years, 6 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Fifty Shades of Stef Blok Edition – Week 21

Dutch News  

A mass coronavirus experiment, outrage over drugs tourists and pariah status for Belarus: this year’s Eurovision Song Contest really had it all. In a landmark judgment, global polluter-in-chief Shell is told it has an obligation under human rights law to prevent climate change. While the coalition talks grind on at glacial speed, one cabinet minister signs off work with exhaustion, …

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: what changes today
3 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: what changes today

Dutch News  

The government is pressing ahead with relaxing some of the coronavirus rules from today, despite the continuing pressure on the healthcare system. A survey by hospitality industry magazine Misset Horeca found that 70% of cafe owners don’t think opening terraces for such a limited period in the day will be profitable, although most are planning to open. Shops and markets …

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 …

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: What you need to know (March 8)
3 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: What you need to know (March 8)

Dutch News  

The government brought in some minor alternations to the coronavirus regulations on Monday evening, but opened the door to bigger changes in April. Shops Non food shops, which have been allowed to serve customers by appointment for the past two weeks, will be able to accept more clients, if they are big enough. The change means that shops with floor …

Most people consider cafe terraces to be safe, coronavirus survey shows
3 years, 9 months ago

Most people consider cafe terraces to be safe, coronavirus survey shows

Dutch News  

With spring fast approaching, a growing number of people say they feel cafe terraces can be opened safely again. In total, six out of ten people said they back the measure, in the latest survey gauging support for the government’s coronavirus restrictions. I&O Research, which has been monitoring support on a weekly basis since March last year, said the finding …

Mayors: Allow more outside activities, lockdown cannot be maintained
3 years, 9 months ago

Mayors: Allow more outside activities, lockdown cannot be maintained

NL Times  

The current coronavirus lockdown is getting harder and harder to keep up, according to Hubert Bruls, chairman of the Security Council and mayor of Nijmegen. The government must relax measures within a few weeks, and then start by making more outside activities possible again, he said in an interview with AD. According to Bruls, the overcrowded parks in various cities …

Sharp rise in new coronavirus cases, officials close overcrowded Amsterdam park
3 years, 9 months ago

Sharp rise in new coronavirus cases, officials close overcrowded Amsterdam park

Dutch News  

Public health institute RIVM recorded 5,048 new cases of coronavirus in the 24 hours to Thursday morning, almost 600 above the weekly average and the biggest daily increase in a month. The number of positive tests has been rising in recent days and was up 19% in the seven days to Tuesday, prompting the RIVM to talk of a ‘third …

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: what you need to know (February 24)
3 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: what you need to know (February 24)

Dutch News  

The government admits it is a risky strategy, but some of the coronavirus rules are being relaxed. Education Secondary schools and MBO vocational training colleges will reopen their doors on March 1 and pupils should all have at least one day a week physical classes. There is no change to the provisions for pupils in exam years and the children …

Give young people priority when relaxing Covid measures: A'dam mayor
3 years, 10 months ago

Give young people priority when relaxing Covid measures: A'dam mayor

NL Times  

Seven prominent Dutch, led by Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema, have taken on the duty of lobbying for young people in the coronavirus pandemic. "I recognize the necessity of the curfew and other measures, but if we consider granting more freedoms, think first of young people," Halsema said to Nieuwsuur. "The lifestyle that comes with being young - going out, meeting …

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: some of your questions answered
4 years ago

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: some of your questions answered

Dutch News  

You’ve got a lot of questions about the coronavirus measures and the lockdown. The government travel advisory website has not yet been updated to reflect the changes from December 14, but the rules are basically this: From 6pm on Tuesday, many travellers arriving at a Dutch airport or ferry port from an non-EU country will have to show they have …

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: what you need to know (December 14)
4 years ago

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: what you need to know (December 14)

Dutch News  

The government has imposed a lockdown in the Netherlands from Monday evening until January 19, involving the closure of schools, colleges and non-essential shops. Travel The government is urging people not to travel by public transport unless they are an essential worker and to avoid all foreign travel until mid March unless it too is essential. The test requirement does …

No complete Covid lockdown expected for hard-hit Dutch regions: report
4 years, 1 month ago

No complete Covid lockdown expected for hard-hit Dutch regions: report

NL Times  

Regions that still have high coronavirus infection figures, such as Rotterdam and Dordrecht, will likely not see any extra measures imposed on them at this stage, sources told ANP and NOS after reports in AD. Last week the government warned that regions that don't have the coronavirus under control will face what amounts to a full lockdown, with measures such …

New coronavirus measures: no fans at matches, bars to shut at 10pm
4 years, 2 months ago

New coronavirus measures: no fans at matches, bars to shut at 10pm

Dutch News  

Fans are to be banned from football matches, bars will close at 10pm and only essential travel will be permitted to and from Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague as the government tries to stop the steep rise in coronavirus infections. The new measures were leaked ahead of a press conference at 7pm on Monday in which prime minister Mark Rutte …

Dutch to announce new coronavirus measures on Monday evening
4 years, 2 months ago

Dutch to announce new coronavirus measures on Monday evening

Dutch News  

Prime minister Mark Rutte is holding a press conference on Monday evening to outline new measures to try to stop the spread of coronavirus, with a particular emphasis on the big cities of Amsterdam, The Hague and Rotterdam. Ministers met members of the government’s Outbreak Management Team to discuss the latest situation on Monday, after the number of new infections …

Amsterdam infectious disease leader fears for public health; People’s behavior to blame: RIVM
4 years, 2 months ago

Amsterdam infectious disease leader fears for public health; People’s behavior to blame: RIVM

NL Times  

Public health is under threat due to the increase of people who are infected with the new coronavirus, the head of infectious diseases for GGD Amsterdam, Yvonne van Duijnhoven, said to broadcaster AT5. The person leading the response at public health institute RIVM, Jaap van Dissel, said people’s behavior was to blame. She said the GGD municipal health service is …

Netherlands lockdown looming if people ignore Covid rules: Security boss
4 years, 2 months ago

Netherlands lockdown looming if people ignore Covid rules: Security boss

NL Times  

With coronavirus infections continuing to rise fast, and hospitalizations for Covid-19 growing at an exponential rate, lockdown measures will be needed to get the health problem under control if people do not do a better job of maintaining a safe distance from each other, said Nijmegen Mayor Hubert Bruls. In addition to his role as mayor, Bruls serves as the …

New coronavirus measures likely in Amsterdam, The Hague, prime minister says
4 years, 2 months ago

New coronavirus measures likely in Amsterdam, The Hague, prime minister says

Dutch News  

New measures to combat the spread of coronavirus are very likely to be introduced in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague after the weekend, prime minister Mark Rutte said at his weekly press conference on Friday. The situation in much of the country is worrying, and eight new regions are being added to the list of six areas which are already …

New coronavirus measures likely in Amsterdam, The Hague, prime minister says
4 years, 2 months ago

New coronavirus measures likely in Amsterdam, The Hague, prime minister says

Dutch News  

New measures to combat the spread of coronavirus are very likely to be introduced in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague after the weekend, prime minister Mark Rutte said at his weekly press conference on Friday. The situation in much of the country is worrying, and eight new regions are being added to the list of six areas which are already …

Stricter Covid measures expected for Amsterdam region
4 years, 3 months ago

Stricter Covid measures expected for Amsterdam region

NL Times  

The Amsterdam-Amstelland security region is preparing new, stricter measures with which it hopes to break the second wave of coronavirus infections in the region. Last week, when the region was moved to the "worrisome" level 2 of the government's three-stage warning system, maximum group sizes were already decreased from 100 to 50. In this scenario, a "partial lockdown" may be …

Eight more Dutch regions to be classified as high-risk for coronavirus: Report
4 years, 3 months ago

Eight more Dutch regions to be classified as high-risk for coronavirus: Report

NL Times  

An additional eight of the 25 security regions of the Netherlands will be categorized as being at higher risk for coronavirus infections beginning on Friday. The new security regions to be added to the list include: Brabant-Noord Brabant Zuidoost Flevoland Gelderland-Zuid Gooi- en Vechtstreek Groningen Zaanstreek-Waterland While NOS reported that Zuid-Holland-Zuid would be the eighth region, sources told the Telegraaf …

17 Dutch towns ask Germany to amend negative travel advice
4 years, 3 months ago

17 Dutch towns ask Germany to amend negative travel advice

NL Times  

Seventeen municipalities in northern Noord-Holland have asked the German Embassy to release a more thorough detailing of the places where its country's residents can and cannot go. Last week, Germany issued an alert saying residents were not allowed to take non-essential trips to Noord- or Zuid-Holland, a region which stretches from the Wadden Islands in the north to Dordrecht in …

Cafes and bars face 1am closure in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague
4 years, 3 months ago

Cafes and bars face 1am closure in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague

Dutch News  

Cafe and bar closing times are likely to be brought forward to 1am in six of the 25 Dutch safety board regions including Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, Leiden and Haarlem, sources have told broadcaster RTL Nieuws. Prime minister Mark Rutte and health minister Hugo de Jonge are due to hold a press conference on Friday evening announcing the plans …

Biggest Dutch cities to restrict bars, restaurants in Covid fight: Report
4 years, 3 months ago

Biggest Dutch cities to restrict bars, restaurants in Covid fight: Report

NL Times  

Cafes, bars and restaurants in the Randstad region of the Netherlands will only be allowed to host 50 people at a time, down from 100. The other regions include Haaglanden, which surrounds The Hague, Hollands Midden, where Leiden is the largest city, and Kennemerland, which includes Haarlem, government sources told broadcasters NOS and RTL Nieuws, and website Nu.nl. Those in …

New Covid restrictions likely in big Dutch cities: RIVM
4 years, 3 months ago

New Covid restrictions likely in big Dutch cities: RIVM

NL Times  

New regional measures intended to slow the spread of coronavirus are likely to be introduced in the largest cities of the Netherlands, said Jaap van Dissel, the head of the Center for Infectious Disease Control at public health agency RIVM. Speaking on Friday to AD, when the RIVM announced the highest single-day total of new infections since April 11, Van …

Amsterdam to discourage tourism in fight against Covid-19
4 years, 4 months ago

Amsterdam to discourage tourism in fight against Covid-19

NL Times  

Amsterdam is going to focus on keeping day trippers and tourists away in a further attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the city. After the government's last press conference last week Tuesday, a ban on tourists and day trippers in Amsterdam was mentioned as an ultimate measure in a letter from the Security Council. This tourism policy …

Covid-19 update: wardens hand out fines in Amsterdam, fewer cases this weekend
4 years, 4 months ago

Covid-19 update: wardens hand out fines in Amsterdam, fewer cases this weekend

Dutch News  

Street wardens in Amsterdam this weekend handed out 148 fines and hundreds of warnings to people who were not wearing face masks in the five areas where they are required. ‘We hope that the fines remain the exception and that people take heed of the warnings,’ a city council spokesman told the Parool on Sunday evening. Masks made compulsory in …

Coronavirus death toll rises by 10, arrests at Covid-19 protest demo in The Hague
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus death toll rises by 10, arrests at Covid-19 protest demo in The Hague

Dutch News  

The number of people dying from coronavirus in the Netherlands hit 10 in the past 24 hours, the highest figure since June, according to the government’s Covid-19 monitoring dashboard. Amsterdam city councillors are debating local strategy to reduce the spread of the virus on Thursday, in the wake of Tuesday’s decision by mayor Femke Halsema not to bring in any …

Catering sector calls Amsterdam's new Covid rules "impractical and unreasonable"
4 years, 4 months ago

Catering sector calls Amsterdam's new Covid rules "impractical and unreasonable"

NL Times  

The Dutch association for the hospitality and catering sector KHN is not pleased by the extra strict monitoring on adherence to coronavirus measures that Mayor Femke Halsema announced for catering establishments in Amsterdam. According to the association, these rules are "impractical ad unreasonable" and will lead to more bankruptcies. On Tuesday, the Amsterdam mayor announced that catering establishments who break …

Dutch gov't to put new limits on large events: report
4 years, 4 months ago

Dutch gov't to put new limits on large events: report

NL Times  

Extra measures are needed to stop the increasing number of coronavirus infections, Minister Hugo de Jonge said on Monday evening before a meeting with the chairpersons of the 25 security regions. But sources in The Hague told NOS that the government is planning to put new limits on large events. At the meeting in Utrecht, the mayors that head the …

A'dam mayor worried that second "partial lockdown" is looming
4 years, 4 months ago

A'dam mayor worried that second "partial lockdown" is looming

NL Times  

Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema is worried that the rapidly increasing number of coronavirus infections will result in a second "partial lockdown" in the city. In the economic loss, the increase in unemployment, and the enormous uncertainty among many people," Halsema said in an interview with NU.nl. "You do not want to repeat that, and so you look for measures like …

Amsterdam closes three cafes but 60% of Covid-19 sources are not traced
4 years, 4 months ago

Amsterdam closes three cafes but 60% of Covid-19 sources are not traced

Dutch News  

Local health board officials have closed three cafes in Amsterdam because of coronavirus – two because they were potential sources of clusters and one because a member of staff continued to work with symptoms. Officials also fear a rise infections may follow this weekend’s Eid celebrations among the Muslim community, and Rotterdam’s mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb has urged people to stay …

Amsterdam closes three cafes but 60% of Covid-19 sources are not traced
4 years, 4 months ago

Amsterdam closes three cafes but 60% of Covid-19 sources are not traced

Dutch News  

Local health board officials have closed three cafes in Amsterdam because of coronavirus – two because they were potential sources of clusters and one because a member of staff continued to work with symptoms. Officials also fear a rise infections may follow this weekend’s Eid celebrations among the Muslim community, and Rotterdam’s mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb has urged people to stay …

Three Amsterdam cafes tied to at least 15 coronavirus infections
4 years, 4 months ago

Three Amsterdam cafes tied to at least 15 coronavirus infections

NL Times  

Clusters of viral infections prompted the owners of two cafes to shut their doors, and a third to close off its interior, the Amsterdam-Amstelland Security Region announced late Saturday night. "Coronavirus infections were detected this week at three Amsterdam catering establishments," the regional office said in a statement. "At the request of the Chairperson of the Security Region, 'In the …

Make face masks mandatory in public: Amsterdam, Rotterdam mayors
4 years, 5 months ago

Make face masks mandatory in public: Amsterdam, Rotterdam mayors

NL Times  

Mayors Ahmed Aboutaleb of Rotterdam and Femke Halsema of Amsterdam want the national government to prepare additional measures in case the number of coronavirus infections continue to rise. It is meaningless to a lot of people and that means we need to consider what's next," Aboutaleb said to Nieuwsuur. Another concern, according to the mayor, is that people don't always …

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