Vaccinated people who get infected with Covid must not get an access pass: Politicians
3 years, 1 month ago

Vaccinated people who get infected with Covid must not get an access pass: Politicians

NL Times  

Parliament wants vaccinated people who get infected with the coronavirus to lose their coronavirus access pass for the duration of the period that they have to isolate. The coronavirus access pass, usually displayed as a QR code on the CoronaCheck app, shows that someone is vaccinated, recently recovered from a coronavirus infection, or tested negative for Covid-19. Currently, people who got a QR code for vaccination can still use it to go to restaurants or events, for example, even if they tested positive for the coronavirus. Adapting the app in this way would require a "central database" of QR codes so that a positive test can automatically link to a QR code, he said.

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Keep coronavirus pass as a last resort, employers say
2 years, 4 months ago

Keep coronavirus pass as a last resort, employers say

Dutch News  

New legislation covering coronavirus should include the option to bring back coronavirus entry passes, employers’ organisations have said in a reaction to the draft law, RTL Nieuws has reported. However, the coronavirus pass should be there as a ‘last resort’ to ensure companies can remain open if the virus flares up again, the VNO-NCW and small firms association MKB-Nederland say. …

Keep coronavirus pass as a last resort, employers say
2 years, 4 months ago

Keep coronavirus pass as a last resort, employers say

Dutch News  

New legislation covering coronavirus should include the option to bring back coronavirus entry passes, employers’ organisations have said in a reaction to the draft law, RTL Nieuws has reported. However, the coronavirus pass should be there as a ‘last resort’ to ensure companies can remain open if the virus flares up again, the VNO-NCW and small firms association MKB-Nederland say. …

New Covid vaccination round with improved vaccines set for the autumn
2 years, 4 months ago

New Covid vaccination round with improved vaccines set for the autumn

Dutch News  

Everyone over the age of 12 will soon be invited to make an appointment for another booster coronavirus vaccination, health minister Ernst Kuipers announced on Friday. The first invitations, focusing on people who would be more at risk if they caught coronavirus and medical staff who have direct contact with patients, will be sent out in mid September, Kuipers said. …

New Covid vaccination round with improved vaccines set for the autumn
2 years, 4 months ago

New Covid vaccination round with improved vaccines set for the autumn

Dutch News  

Everyone over the age of 12 will soon be invited to make an appointment for another booster coronavirus vaccination, health minister Ernst Kuipers announced on Friday. The first invitations, focusing on people who would be more at risk if they caught coronavirus and medical staff who have direct contact with patients, will be sent out in mid September, Kuipers said. …

Covid access pass will only return if it is effective at the time, Health Min says
2 years, 8 months ago

Covid access pass will only return if it is effective at the time, Health Min says

NL Times  

The coronavirus access pass will only return if it is an effective measure at the time, Minister Ernst Kuipers of Public Health said in response to demands from the ChristenUnie to remove the use of the access pass from the law. ChristenUnie parliamentarian Mirjam Bikker called keeping the coronavirus access pass in the "toolbox just in case" disproportionate at this …

Queensland Fire and Emergency Service rules out mandating COVID-19 vaccines as state records 6,596 new cases
2 years, 10 months ago

Queensland Fire and Emergency Service rules out mandating COVID-19 vaccines as state records 6,596 new cases

ABC  

Queensland Fire and Emergency Service has ruled out enforcing COVID-19 vaccinations for its staff, months after mandates were put in place across Queensland. Key points: The state recorded 12 more COVID-19 deaths but hospital numbers were down The union says about 90 per cent of firies were already fully vaccinated A geriatric ward of the Maryborough Hospital is in lockdown …

More than half a million vaccine access passes will expire this week
2 years, 10 months ago

More than half a million vaccine access passes will expire this week

Dutch News  

More than half a million people who have had two coronavirus vaccines will still have to take a test to go into bars, restaurants and cinemas when new rules come into force on Friday. Coronavirus access passes will no longer be available for people who had their second dose more than nine months ago, while certificates proving recovery from a …

Cabinet discussing Covid testing everyone, vaccinated or not, to enter nightclubs
2 years, 10 months ago

Cabinet discussing Covid testing everyone, vaccinated or not, to enter nightclubs

NL Times  

The Cabinet will talk with the nightlife industry to see whether they could be opened with the 1G coronavirus access policy, Minister Ernst Kuipers of Public Health promised during a parliamentary debate on the coronavirus. PvdA MP Attje Kuiken asked whether the sector might reopen if all visitors, vaccinated or not, are tested for Covid-19 before entering. Earlier in the …

NSW government updates roadmap for easing of COVID-19 restrictions after state reaches 95pc double dose vaccination target
3 years, 1 month ago

NSW government updates roadmap for easing of COVID-19 restrictions after state reaches 95pc double dose vaccination target

ABC  

Mandatory mask rules in NSW will be largely scrapped next month under the state's updated roadmap for easing COVID-19 restrictions. Key points: In NSW, 92.1 per cent of people are fully vaccinated QR code check-ins will be scaled back to only high-risk settings Premier Dominic Perrottet says NSW is "leading the world" with vaccinations The NSW government said the adjustments …

Keeping to the basic coronavirus rules is ‘the only way’ to cut infections: OMT
3 years, 1 month ago

Keeping to the basic coronavirus rules is ‘the only way’ to cut infections: OMT

Dutch News  

Sticking to the current basic coronavirus rules and so reducing the infection rate is the only way to prevent a full lockdown, government health advisors say. The basic rules – testing if you have symptoms, keeping 1.5 metres distance and wearing face masks – are only being followed less than 50% of the time, the OMT said. The OMT said …

Keeping to the basic coronavirus rules is ‘the only way’ to cut infections: OMT
3 years, 1 month ago

Keeping to the basic coronavirus rules is ‘the only way’ to cut infections: OMT

Dutch News  

Sticking to the current basic coronavirus rules and so reducing the infection rate is the only way to prevent a full lockdown, government health advisors say. The basic rules – testing if you have symptoms, keeping 1.5 metres distance and wearing face masks – are only being followed less than 50% of the time, the OMT said. The OMT said …

QR codes to be extended to people who are unable to be vaccinated
3 years, 1 month ago

QR codes to be extended to people who are unable to be vaccinated

Dutch News  

People who are unable to be vaccinated against coronavirus will be able to have temporary QR code passes in a matter of weeks, health minister Hugo de Jonge has told parliament. De Jonge stressed that the facility would only be available to the small number of people – thought to number in the thousands – who cannot have the vaccine …

QR codes to be extended to people who are unable to be vaccinated
3 years, 1 month ago

QR codes to be extended to people who are unable to be vaccinated

Dutch News  

People who are unable to be vaccinated against coronavirus will be able to have temporary QR code passes in a matter of weeks, health minister Hugo de Jonge has told parliament. De Jonge stressed that the facility would only be available to the small number of people – thought to number in the thousands – who cannot have the vaccine …

ID’s often unchecked during Covid QR code scans
3 years, 1 month ago

ID’s often unchecked during Covid QR code scans

NL Times  

There is space for improvement in checking Covid access passes, Health Minister Hugo de Jonge wrote in a letter to the Tweede Kamer. On average, seven out of ten visitors had their Covid access pass checked. The Cabinet wants the Covid access pass to play an essential role in combating infections soon. The government wants to extend the Covid access …

Leaked coronavirus restrictions: more QR checks and bars to close earlier
3 years, 1 month ago

Leaked coronavirus restrictions: more QR checks and bars to close earlier

Dutch News  

QR codes will be required to enter zoos and theme parks, bars and restaurants will have to close earlier and customers will have to stay seated after the government tightens coronavirus restrictions on Friday, according to reports in the Telegraaf. Health minister Hugo de Jonge said new rules were inevitable because of the steep rise in hospital cases, which have …

Three arrested for coronavirus code fraud, illegal sharing is widespread
3 years, 1 month ago

Three arrested for coronavirus code fraud, illegal sharing is widespread

Dutch News  

Three women have been arrested in connection with the trade in fraudulent QR codes for coronavirus passes following a tip-off, Amsterdam police have said. Hitler Last month, the Dutch health ministry launched an investigation into how cyber criminals managed to create a valid CoronaCheck app code in the name of Adolf Hitler. RTL Nieuws reported that the fake code returned …

L.A. won’t immediately ticket businesses that violate strict vaccine mandate rules
3 years, 1 month ago

L.A. won’t immediately ticket businesses that violate strict vaccine mandate rules

LA Times  

Felix Johnstone, 7, of Altadena holds the hand of his mother, Caitlin Johnstone, as he receives a children’s dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from registered nurse Shirley Alfonso at Eugene A. Obregon Park in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Los Angeles city officials are set to implement some of the nation’s strictest COVID-19 vaccine verification rules next week, but they …

Safety board chief wants legislation to force workers to reveal vaccination status
3 years, 1 month ago

Safety board chief wants legislation to force workers to reveal vaccination status

Dutch News  

The chairman of the national safety council has said legislation to allow employers to ask workers if they have been vaccinated should be passed ‘today rather than tomorrow’. In an interview with current affairs show Buitenhof, Hubert Bruls said the increasing number of coronavirus cases and hospital admissions also justify stricter measures, such as a return to the 1.5 metre …

Safety board chief wants legislation to force workers to reveal vaccination status
3 years, 1 month ago

Safety board chief wants legislation to force workers to reveal vaccination status

Dutch News  

The chairman of the national safety council has said legislation to allow employers to ask workers if they have been vaccinated should be passed ‘today rather than tomorrow’. In an interview with current affairs show Buitenhof, Hubert Bruls said the increasing number of coronavirus cases and hospital admissions also justify stricter measures, such as a return to the 1.5 metre …

Gov't not considering separate measures for unvaccinated: report
3 years, 1 month ago

Gov't not considering separate measures for unvaccinated: report

NL Times  

The Cabinet is currently not looking at different measures for unvaccinated people to reduce the number of coronavirus infections. The Outbreak Management Team advised the government to re-stress the advice to work from home, avoid crowds, and keep your distance where possible, a source within the OMT told AD. The Cabinet is also considering implementing coronavirus access passes in more …

If you're not vaccinated you'll get Covid-19, Acute Care boss warns
3 years, 1 month ago

If you're not vaccinated you'll get Covid-19, Acute Care boss warns

NL Times  

Every person not vaccinated against Covid-19 will get the coronavirus, Ernst Kuipers, chairman of the National Acute Care Network, said on TV program Jinek on Tuesday evening. "If you want to keep care available to everyone, a cancer patient or a corona patient, then we have to do something about the total number of corona patients who come in during …

Current Covid measures must be better enforced: Outbreak team member
3 years, 1 month ago

Current Covid measures must be better enforced: Outbreak team member

NL Times  

The Outbreak Management Team will firstly advise the Cabinet to better implement the current measures in the fight against the rising number of coronavirus infections. Physician microbiologist and OMT member Marc Bonten sees that the previously advised restrictions are implemented "differently," he told Nieuwsuur. The medical microbiologist also said that the OMT will issue advice about a possible distinction in …

Third of restaurant guests not checked for Covid access pass
3 years, 2 months ago

Third of restaurant guests not checked for Covid access pass

NL Times  

Over a third of visitors to the catering industry, cinemas, concerts, and other venues were not checked for their coronavirus access pass, I&O Research found in a survey of some 2,300 Netherlands residents for broadcaster NOS. 82 percent of those who went to a cinema, theater, concert hall, business event, or stadium had their access pass checked. Netherlands residents are …

Court tosses out coronavirus access pass challenge
3 years, 2 months ago

Court tosses out coronavirus access pass challenge

NL Times  

The coronavirus admission system is allowed to continue in the Netherlands for the time being, a court in The Hague ruled on Wednesday. The court rejected a demand from attorney Bart Maes to suspend the coronavirus access pass program in a summary proceeding against the State that Maes initiated. There is a legal basis for introducing the access pass system, …

New Covid-19 vaccination appointments shot up with coronavirus pass policy
3 years, 2 months ago

New Covid-19 vaccination appointments shot up with coronavirus pass policy

NL Times  

The number of people who decided to get vaccinated against Covid-19 nearly doubled after the government instated the coronavirus access pass, NU.nl reported based on information from the GGD GHOR. After the announcement of the implementation of a mandatory coronavirus access pass in the hospitality and cultural sectors during a press conference on September 14, vaccination registrations rose from seven …

Government to reassess use of Covid access passes in 5 weeks
3 years, 2 months ago

Government to reassess use of Covid access passes in 5 weeks

NL Times  

The Cabinet will examine the effectiveness of the coronavirus access pass five weeks' time. Then it will be decided whether the access passes will be scrapped or whether they'll be in use for longer, caretaker Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said before meeting with some Minsters about the coronavirus policy, NOS reports. Saturday was the first day that the coronavirus …

First day of QR code check went without major problems for special investigating officers
3 years, 2 months ago

First day of QR code check went without major problems for special investigating officers

NL Times  

The first day on which people had to show a coronavirus access pass to gain entry to catering establishments or cultural institutions did not lead to any considerable issues for special investigating officers. “It was quiet,” chair of the trade union for special investigating officers Richard Gerrits said. “Hopefully, it stays that way but so far, so good.” Since Saturday, …

CoronaCheck app problems persist including for those vaccinated abroad
3 years, 3 months ago

CoronaCheck app problems persist including for those vaccinated abroad

NL Times  

The technical problems with the CoronaCheck app that prevented some people from creating a QR code have been resolved, said GGD Ghor, the organization that oversees the GGD municipal health services. Starting Saturday, everyone aged 13 and over must have a coronavirus pass with them to gain access to hospitality businesses, events, sports competitions, or other venues, like arts and …

MPs back corona pass plan, but say no to checks at pavement cafes
3 years, 3 months ago

MPs back corona pass plan, but say no to checks at pavement cafes

Dutch News  

MPs have voted narrowly in favour of the government’s plans to scrap social distancing and make use of the coronavirus check app more widespread, but say the pass system should not operate on cafes’ outside spaces. The government plans to drop social distancing from September 25 and replace it with the CoronaCheck QR code app, which shows a green tick …

MP’s want to exempt cafe terraces from Covid access pass rules
3 years, 3 months ago

MP’s want to exempt cafe terraces from Covid access pass rules

NL Times  

If it is up to the lower house of Dutch parliament, people do not have to show a coronavirus access pass when they sit on a terrace. The cabinet wants to make this mandatory for the entire catering industry from 25 September, both indoors and outdoors, but parliament does not think it is necessary. Such a policy means that only …

Queensland Police Service mandates COVID-19 vaccination for all officers and staff
3 years, 3 months ago

Queensland Police Service mandates COVID-19 vaccination for all officers and staff

ABC  

The Queensland Police Service is making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for all officers and staff, issuing a deadline for employees to be fully vaccinated by early next year. Key points: Commissioner Katarina Carroll says the move is necessary to ensure public confidence in police The QPS workforce is required to have both doses of vaccine by late January A directive last …

UK must not take its ‘eye off the ball’ as Covid could roar back, experts warn
3 years, 4 months ago

UK must not take its ‘eye off the ball’ as Covid could roar back, experts warn

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The UK must not take its “eye off the ball” with …

Access testing will no longer be free in an attempt to encourage Covid vaccination
3 years, 4 months ago

Access testing will no longer be free in an attempt to encourage Covid vaccination

NL Times  

Access testing will not be offered free of charge in the future, the Cabinet stated during the press conference on Friday. “We want to step away from the free tests”, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said during the press conference. “That makes it less attractive to not get vaccinated.” Mandatory vaccination is not on the table, for now, the Cabinet said. …

Stricter surveillance is needed for commercial coronavirus test providers, advisors say
3 years, 4 months ago

Stricter surveillance is needed for commercial coronavirus test providers, advisors say

NL Times  

The Cabinet needs to place more attention on how commercial coronavirus test providers handle the data of their clients, a commission advised the Ministry of Health. Some test pest providers keep the negative test results of patients longer than the permitted four weeks, the commission said. The risk that commercial testing providers violate their clients' privacy increased due to the …

QR Code-based Passes to Be Issued for Fully Vaccinated Citizens at 65 Railway Stations: Mumbai Mayor
3 years, 4 months ago

QR Code-based Passes to Be Issued for Fully Vaccinated Citizens at 65 Railway Stations: Mumbai Mayor

News 18  

Arrangements will be made at 65 railway stations in Mumbai, where quick response or QR code-based passes will be issued to people who have taken both doses of COVID-19 vaccine and wish to travel in suburban local trains, city mayor Kishori Pednekar said on Tuesday. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had announced that fully vaccinated citizens can travel in local …

France begins requiring COVID-19 health pass in restaurants and on trains
3 years, 4 months ago

France begins requiring COVID-19 health pass in restaurants and on trains

LA Times  

A security officer checks passengers’ digital health passes at the Gare de Lyon train station in Paris on Monday. France took a big step Monday into a post-pandemic future by requiring people to show a QR code proving they have a special health pass before they can enjoy restaurants and cafes or travel across the country. The pass is now …

Is a COVID-19 health pass a good idea?
3 years, 4 months ago

Is a COVID-19 health pass a good idea?

Al Jazeera  

People in France and Italy have protested against so-called COVID-19 health passes. But the spread of the more contagious variants is posing a new challenge – and some countries are turning to technology for a possible solution. France and Italy are introducing so-called health passes, which are digital or paper certificates that show if someone has received at least one …

Vaccinated people who test positive for coronavirus still keep CoronaCheck QR code: Report
3 years, 4 months ago

Vaccinated people who test positive for coronavirus still keep CoronaCheck QR code: Report

NL Times  

Currently, anyone who has received a Covid-19 vaccination certificate and tests positive for the coronavirus infection will not lose their valid QR code in the CoronaCheck app, according to a report in the Volkskrant. As of now, the status of vaccinated people in the CoronaCheck app remains unaffected even if they were to test positive for the coronavirus. Therefore, the …

France Passes Law That Makes A Coronavirus Health Pass Required For Dining And Travel
3 years, 4 months ago

France Passes Law That Makes A Coronavirus Health Pass Required For Dining And Travel

NPR  

France Passes Law That Makes A Coronavirus Health Pass Required For Dining And Travel Enlarge this image toggle caption Rafael Yaghobzadeh/AP Rafael Yaghobzadeh/AP PARIS — France's parliament approved a law early Monday requiring special virus passes for all restaurants and domestic travel and mandating vaccinations for all health workers. It also requires a "health pass" to enter all restaurants, trains, …

Vaccinated people must also test for access to events, catering industry: Outbreak Team
3 years, 5 months ago

Vaccinated people must also test for access to events, catering industry: Outbreak Team

NL Times  

All people - vaccinated and unvaccinated - must be tested for the coronavirus before attending large events or going to busy catering establishments, the Outbreak Management Team said in advice to the government on Monday evening, NU.nl reports. This means that people with the coronavirus can still access events and venues that require a negative test, and spread the virus …

Brits in NL will still have to quarantine in UK, despite being vaccinated
3 years, 5 months ago

Brits in NL will still have to quarantine in UK, despite being vaccinated

Dutch News  

British nationals living in the Netherlands will still have to quarantine for at least five days when visiting friends and family in the UK this summer, despite the British government’s relaxation of the quarantine rules for locals from July 19. The Department for Transport has confirmed that only people who were vaccinated in the UK are exempt from quarantine if …

Brits in NL will still have to quarantine in UK, despite being vaccinated
3 years, 5 months ago

Brits in NL will still have to quarantine in UK, despite being vaccinated

Dutch News  

British nationals living in the Netherlands will still have to quarantine for at least five days when visiting friends and family in the UK this summer, despite the British government’s relaxation of the quarantine rules for locals from July 19. The Department for Transport has confirmed that only people who were vaccinated in the UK are exempt from quarantine if …

Senate clears way for compulsory quarantine, testing ahead of big events
3 years, 6 months ago

Senate clears way for compulsory quarantine, testing ahead of big events

Dutch News  

The upper house of parliament has voted in favour of temporary legislation to bring in mandatory quarantine for visitors from high risk areas, and to pave the way for fast coronavirus testing ahead of big events. The party has also asked health minister Hugo de Jonge to look into allowing self tests as evidence in areas without a fast test …

Senate clears way for compulsory quarantine, testing ahead of big events
3 years, 6 months ago

Senate clears way for compulsory quarantine, testing ahead of big events

Dutch News  

The upper house of parliament has voted in favour of temporary legislation to bring in mandatory quarantine for visitors from high risk areas, and to pave the way for fast coronavirus testing ahead of big events. The party has also asked health minister Hugo de Jonge to look into allowing self tests as evidence in areas without a fast test …

MPs back new legislation on entry coronavirus tests and quarantine
3 years, 7 months ago

MPs back new legislation on entry coronavirus tests and quarantine

Dutch News  

MPs have voted in favour of new legislation which will introduce compulsory quarantine for some travellers and formalise the use of coronavirus tests to visit museums and attend events. The legislation to make the approach possible will last for three months, but health minister Hugo de Jonge has already said this may need to be extended if there is an …

MPs back new legislation on entry coronavirus tests and quarantine
3 years, 7 months ago

MPs back new legislation on entry coronavirus tests and quarantine

Dutch News  

MPs have voted in favour of new legislation which will introduce compulsory quarantine for some travellers and formalise the use of coronavirus tests to visit museums and attend events. The legislation to make the approach possible will last for three months, but health minister Hugo de Jonge has already said this may need to be extended if there is an …

Cabinet wants authority to require negative Covid tests to access events
3 years, 8 months ago

Cabinet wants authority to require negative Covid tests to access events

NL Times  

The Cabinet sent legislation to Parliament on Friday that would make it possible for the government to require that anyone who takes part in activities such as visiting a museum, attending sports events, or dining at a restaurant be able to prove that they are not infected with the coronavirus. Initially, only a negative coronavirus test certificate would be required, …

Test-Track-Treat And An Augmented Vaccine Drive: MHA Issues Fresh Guidelines to Combat Covid-19
3 years, 9 months ago

Test-Track-Treat And An Augmented Vaccine Drive: MHA Issues Fresh Guidelines to Combat Covid-19

News 18  

Th Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday issued a new set of guidelines for effective control of coronavirus in the wake of a recent resurgence in cases. All states and Union territories have have been asked to strictly enforce the ‘test-track-treat’, ensure observance of COVID-appropriate behaviour by everyone and scale up the vaccination drive to cover all target groups. The …

UK trial to find out if Covid vaccines can be mixed and matched
3 years, 10 months ago

UK trial to find out if Covid vaccines can be mixed and matched

CNN  

London CNN — UK scientists have launched the world’s first study examining whether different coronavirus vaccines can safely be used for two-dose regimens, an approach they say could give extra flexibility and even boost protection against Covid-19 if approved. “If we do show that these vaccines can be used interchangeably in the same schedule this will greatly increase the flexibility …

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