No major issues in checking Covid access passes, mostly due to nice weather
3 years, 2 months ago

No major issues in checking Covid access passes, mostly due to nice weather

NL Times  

There were no excesses when checking the coronavirus access passes this past weekend, said trade association Koninklijke Horeca Nederland. On Saturday evening, there were problems checking access passes in a number of places in the country due to a failure of the CoronaCheck app, which created crowds on the street, Willemsen said. That everything went reasonably well, according to Willemsen, is probably because many people used the catering industry outside because of the beautiful weather. However, there is still little support among both entrepreneurs and citizens for the coronavirus access pass, according to the association.

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

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: what changes today

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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 …

Cafés, supermarkets, shops prepare to close early as new coronavirus measures begin
3 years, 1 month ago

Cafés, supermarkets, shops prepare to close early as new coronavirus measures begin

NL Times  

Essential stores and supermarkets have to close at 8 p.m. for at least the next three weeks starting on Saturday. Chair of the Royal Hospitality Union Netherlands, Robèr Willemsen, said before the press conference on Friday, there was "a lot of anger and sadness" among entrepreneurs. Willemsen said he was relieved that the Cabinet adjusted the closing hours for the …

Dutch bring back masks, and widen coronavirus pass checks, to little protest
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch bring back masks, and widen coronavirus pass checks, to little protest

Dutch News  

The Netherlands brought back face masks in public buildings and shops, and expanded the use of the coronavirus pass system, on Saturday and most people seemed to accept the change without protest, according to Dutch media reports. The introduction of coronavirus passes to visit museums did not stop tens of thousands of people turning out to celebrate Museum Night on …

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: what changes on Saturday
3 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: what changes on Saturday

Dutch News  

New rules for wearing face masks and the use of coronavirus passes come into effect on Saturday, November 6 Here’s what you need to know” Face masks Masks will once again be compulsory in all public buildings where coronavirus passes are not required. This includes: Supermarkets and shops Libraries Government buildings and council offices Airports and railway stations Colleges and …

Experts fear new Dutch coronavirus rules will not go far enough
3 years, 1 month ago

Experts fear new Dutch coronavirus rules will not go far enough

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New coronavirus restrictions being proposed by the Dutch government will take weeks to relieve the strain on the healthcare system and may not be enough, experts have warned. It’s not a hammer blow that will send all the curves tumbling.’ Marino van Zelst, a member of the recently disbanded Red Team that lobbied for a more pro-active response to the …

Experts fear new Dutch coronavirus rules will not go far enough
3 years, 1 month ago

Experts fear new Dutch coronavirus rules will not go far enough

Dutch News  

New coronavirus restrictions being proposed by the Dutch government will take weeks to relieve the strain on the healthcare system and may not be enough, experts have warned. It’s not a hammer blow that will send all the curves tumbling.’ Marino van Zelst, a member of the recently disbanded Red Team that lobbied for a more pro-active response to the …

Catering establishments rarely reprimanded for ignoring Covid rules
3 years, 2 months ago

Catering establishments rarely reprimanded for ignoring Covid rules

NL Times  

In the three weeks since coronavirus access passes have been mandatory in catering establishments, municipalities issued hardly any warnings for breaking this and other coronavirus rules. Amsterdam told NU.nl that it issued 14 warnings to catering establishments in the past three weekends - six for violating the midnight closing time, the other eight for not checking access passes properly. Utrecht …

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 …

Economic restrictions will go before Covid access pass, Health Min. says
3 years, 2 months ago

Economic restrictions will go before Covid access pass, Health Min. says

NL Times  

Coronavirus measures that are "economically hindering" will be released earlier than the coronavirus access pass, said Health Minister Hugo de Jonge. The digital proof that allows people to access a restaurant or museum will last longer than other rules, such as the 75 percent maximum capacity limit for specific events and the midnight closing time for the catering sector. The …

Protesters continue to support Utrecht restaurant refusing to check Covid access passes
3 years, 2 months ago

Protesters continue to support Utrecht restaurant refusing to check Covid access passes

NL Times  

The municipality of Utrecht is no longer allowing people to demonstrate on the sidewalk in front of restaurant Waku Waku on the Vredenburg. Luka said the vegan restaurant wants to continue with its mission "and that is a free hospitality sector for everyone". pic.twitter.com/MNJD0JWq9u — Rapper K.A.F.K.A September 28, 2021 Although the restaurant was closed by order of the municipality …

Coronavirus 'test for entry' bookings trebled in last week
3 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus 'test for entry' bookings trebled in last week

Dutch News  

The number of coronavirus tests booked through the ‘test for entry’ portal trebled in the week before the CoronaCheck app became compulsory for most indoor venues. Stichting Open Nederland said 211,000 tests were booked in the seven days to Sunday, with the largest number on Saturday, September 25, the day coronavirus checks replaced social distancing. The first weekend of the …

Coronavirus 'test for entry' bookings trebled in last week
3 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus 'test for entry' bookings trebled in last week

Dutch News  

The number of coronavirus tests booked through the ‘test for entry’ portal trebled in the week before the CoronaCheck app became compulsory for most indoor venues. Stichting Open Nederland said 211,000 tests were booked in the seven days to Sunday, with the largest number on Saturday, September 25, the day coronavirus checks replaced social distancing. The first weekend of the …

Mayors satisfied with Covid access pass checks
3 years, 2 months ago

Mayors satisfied with Covid access pass checks

NL Times  

Most entrepreneurs are happy to cooperate in compliance with checking the coronavirus access passes, which has been mandatory when visiting the catering industry, an event or a cultural institution since Saturday. "The mayors of the Security Council are very positive about how went: they see that by far the most entrepreneurs are happy to cooperate in compliance with the CTB," …

Amsterdam tourists surprised by Covid access pass requirements
3 years, 2 months ago

Amsterdam tourists surprised by Covid access pass requirements

NL Times  

The coronavirus access pass required in the catering, entertainment and cultural sectors in the Netherlands since Saturday caught a number of tourists in Amsterdam off guard. "Someone told me that I can't go to the toilet if I can't show a coronavirus pass. Pim Evers of the Amsterdam department of hospitality association KHN told AT5 that a number of foreign …

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 …

Covid access pass ignorers will not immediately be fined
3 years, 3 months ago

Covid access pass ignorers will not immediately be fined

NL Times  

Municipalities will not immediately hand out fines from this weekend if entrepreneurs or companies do not properly check their guests or visitors for the coronavirus access pass. The cabinet previously announced that it would allocate 45 million euros to help with the enforcement of the coronavirus access pass. "This money can be used, for example, for security guards, inspectors or …

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 …

Gommers warns of 'riskiest scenario' for relaxing coronavirus rules
3 years, 3 months ago

Gommers warns of 'riskiest scenario' for relaxing coronavirus rules

Dutch News  

Intensive care specialist Diederik Gommers has said the Dutch government opted for the ‘riskiest scenario’ in loosening coronavirus restrictions at the end of September. ‘That’s a contradiction in terms.’ Though positive test numbers have declined since the start of September, there are still around 650 people in hospital with coronavirus and 200 in intensive care, more than three times as …

Gommers warns of 'riskiest scenario' for relaxing coronavirus rules
3 years, 3 months ago

Gommers warns of 'riskiest scenario' for relaxing coronavirus rules

Dutch News  

Intensive care specialist Diederik Gommers has said the Dutch government opted for the ‘riskiest scenario’ in loosening coronavirus restrictions at the end of September. ‘That’s a contradiction in terms.’ Though positive test numbers have declined since the start of September, there are still around 650 people in hospital with coronavirus and 200 in intensive care, more than three times as …

Mayors, catering sector call access passes & midnight closing times unfeasible
3 years, 3 months ago

Mayors, catering sector call access passes & midnight closing times unfeasible

NL Times  

The catering sector and mayors in the Netherlands are not excited by the relaxation of coronavirus restrictions that the cabinet announced on Tuesday evening. Hospitality association KHN expects that the announced restrictions, combined with the fact that coronavirus support packages are lapsing next month, will mean that catering entrepreneurs will not enforce the coronavirus rules. Hubert Bruls, mayor of Nijmegen …

Catering sector furious about plans for nightclubs' continued closure, expanded access testing
3 years, 3 months ago

Catering sector furious about plans for nightclubs' continued closure, expanded access testing

NL Times  

Hospitality association KHN is "furious" by leaked cabinet plans to expand the use of coronavirus access passes and keep nightclubs closed for the time being. Catering entrepreneurs will not accept this, especially with coronavirus support packages lapsing next month, Dirk Beljaarts of the KHN said to De Telegraaf. Making coronavirus access passes mandatory means that businesses will need to have …

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