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 time. "The coronavirus access pass now does not contribute to the protection of health and safety of the vulnerable," Bikker said, pointing out that access passes are currently not required anywhere in the Netherlands. If the ChristenUnie sticks to its conviction to scrap the coronavirus access pass from the law, there is a solid chance that the Cabinet will soon lose majority support for the pass in parliament.

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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. …

Senate to reject extension of temporary Covid measures law
2 years, 7 months ago

Senate to reject extension of temporary Covid measures law

NL Times  

The Dutch Senate is going to vote against a new extension of the temporary coronavirus law. Forty of the 75 senators have already announced their intention to vote against the fifth extension of the temporary law measure during the Tuesday afternoon debate on the subject. The number of verified coronavirus infections have been especially low in the Netherlands since the …

Travelling abroad this summer? You may still need a coronavirus pass
2 years, 7 months ago

Travelling abroad this summer? You may still need a coronavirus pass

Dutch News  

Regional health boards are expecting a run on coronavirus vaccinations heading into the summer now that the European Union has extended its vaccine passport for a year, the Telegraaf reported on Wednesday. ‘If the coronavirus entry pass remains in force in a certain country, then we expect the number of booster vaccinations to increase as we head towards the summer …

Travelling abroad this summer? You may still need a coronavirus pass
2 years, 7 months ago

Travelling abroad this summer? You may still need a coronavirus pass

Dutch News  

Regional health boards are expecting a run on coronavirus vaccinations heading into the summer now that the European Union has extended its vaccine passport for a year, the Telegraaf reported on Wednesday. ‘If the coronavirus entry pass remains in force in a certain country, then we expect the number of booster vaccinations to increase as we head towards the summer …

Coronavirus law can't be extended much longer: Council of State
2 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus law can't be extended much longer: Council of State

NL Times  

The Netherlands is approaching the moment when the Cabinet can no longer extend the law that regulates the coronavirus measures, said the Council of State in new advice. The Temporary Covid-19 Measures Act is the legal basis for the coronavirus measures and must be extended every three months. The Council of State understands the most recent extension but also asks …

People with Covid in England won't need to self-isolate
2 years, 10 months ago

People with Covid in England won't need to self-isolate

India Today  

People with Covid-19 won't be legally required to self-isolate in England starting in the coming week, the UK government has announced, as part of a plan for “living with Covid” that is also likely to see testing for coronavirus scaled back. “We’ve reached a stage where we think you can shift the balance away from state mandation, away from banning …

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 live |
2 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus live |

The Hindu  

It is too early to say anything definite on the COVID-19 pandemic becoming an endemic, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Wednesday while inaugurating the revamped canteen of the Ministry. National India adds 30,757 COVID-19 cases, tally increased to 4,27,54,315 With 30,757 people testing positive for the coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of cases rose to …

Dutch poised to lift most remaining coronavirus restrictions
2 years, 10 months ago

Dutch poised to lift most remaining coronavirus restrictions

Dutch News  

The government is almost certain to announce it is suspending all the coronavirus rules from February 25, apart from the basic hygiene regulations, broadcaster NOS said on Monday evening. Cabinet sources have told the broadcaster that ministers are prepared to go further than the recommendations made by the Outbreak Management Team which were sent to parliament by health minister Ernst …

Dutch poised to lift most remaining coronavirus restrictions
2 years, 10 months ago

Dutch poised to lift most remaining coronavirus restrictions

Dutch News  

The government is almost certain to announce it is suspending all the coronavirus rules from February 25, apart from the basic hygiene regulations, broadcaster NOS said on Monday evening. Cabinet sources have told the broadcaster that ministers are prepared to go further than the recommendations made by the Outbreak Management Team which were sent to parliament by health minister Ernst …

Dutch government planning to scrap coronavirus rules on February 25
2 years, 10 months ago

Dutch government planning to scrap coronavirus rules on February 25

Dutch News  

The government is preparing to scrap the last remaining coronavirus restrictions in the Netherlands at the end of the month, sources have told NOS. Prime minister Mark Rutte indicated this week that the cabinet was ‘cautiously optimistic’ about extending the closing time of 10pm at next week’s press conference, which could mean bars, restaurants and theatres are allowed to stay …

Sources: Netherlands could abolish most Covid rules at the beginning of March
2 years, 10 months ago

Sources: Netherlands could abolish most Covid rules at the beginning of March

NL Times  

The Cabinet hopes to be able to abolish most of the remaining corona measures by the beginning of March, including the use of face masks and the 1.5 meter social distancing rule, sources said. From February 25, nightlife locations, festivals and events without fixed seating may already be open to people who test negative for the coronavirus infection. These businesses …

Over 500,000 sign petition calling for coronavirus pass system to go
2 years, 10 months ago

Over 500,000 sign petition calling for coronavirus pass system to go

Dutch News  

Some 550,000 people have so far signed a petition calling on the Dutch government to scrap the coronavirus pass system in ‘all its forms’. It claims the coronavirus pass system causes more damage than it prevents and imposes limits on constitutional rights. Researchers at Delft University recently published research showing that the coronavirus pass has a limited impact on reducing …

Over 500,000 sign petition calling for coronavirus pass system to go
2 years, 10 months ago

Over 500,000 sign petition calling for coronavirus pass system to go

Dutch News  

Some 550,000 people have so far signed a petition calling on the Dutch government to scrap the coronavirus pass system in ‘all its forms’. It claims the coronavirus pass system causes more damage than it prevents and imposes limits on constitutional rights. Researchers at Delft University recently published research showing that the coronavirus pass has a limited impact on reducing …

Covid access pass having very little effect on pandemic, experts say
2 years, 10 months ago

Covid access pass having very little effect on pandemic, experts say

NL Times  

The effect of the 3G coronavirus access pass policy on the pandemic is currently so limited that it may as well be abolished, three experts said to NU.nl. The Netherlands works on the 3G policy, which allows access to things like restaurants to people who have been vaccinated against, recovered from, or tested negative for Covid-19. A recent study by …

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 …

Temporary Covid access passes soon available for tourists from outside the EU
2 years, 10 months ago

Temporary Covid access passes soon available for tourists from outside the EU

NL Times  

People who were fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in countries outside the European Union will soon be able to get a temporary Covid access pass at the central train stations in Amsterdam, The Hague, Utrecht and Rotterdam. In a statement announcing changes to the regulation outlining use of the pass system, Health Minister Ernst Kuipers said that allowing people arriving in …

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 …

Health Min: Covid access passes necessary with society reopening
2 years, 11 months ago

Health Min: Covid access passes necessary with society reopening

NL Times  

The coronavirus access pass system must remain in place for the time being, and cannot simply be cast aside, said Health Minister Ernst Kuipers on Tuesday. For the time being, the relaxation of coronavirus restrictions which take effect on Wednesday can only continue with at least the 3G coronavirus access pass, often in combination with 1.5 meters, Kuipers said. The …

Dutch coronavirus policy at a dead-end, New coronavirus minister needed, says Labour MP
3 years ago

Dutch coronavirus policy at a dead-end, New coronavirus minister needed, says Labour MP

NL Times  

The Tweede Kamer will cut short its winter recess, which officially began on Friday, to hold a debate Tuesday on the new lockdown the Cabinet implemented over the weekend. Labour MP Attje Kuiken, who sits on the Tweede Kamer’s public health committee, indicated she was aggravated by the Cabinet’s sudden decision to put the country in a lockdown that will …

New Dutch coronavirus restrictions take effect today
3 years 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 …

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 …

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: what you need to know (November 12)
3 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: what you need to know (November 12)

Dutch News  

The cabinet has agreed a package of measures which will run for an initial three weeks in an effort to cut the surge in coronavirus numbers. Early closing Non-essential shops, such as clothes shops, and casinos must close at 6pm Hairdressers, nail stylists and sex workers must shut up shop at 6pm Cafes and restaurants must close at 8pm. Supermarkets …

Netherlands will start 2G coronavirus pass system after 3-week lockdown: Report
3 years, 1 month ago

Netherlands will start 2G coronavirus pass system after 3-week lockdown: Report

NL Times  

The Dutch Cabinet wants to restrict the coronavirus access pass system to only those who are vaccinated against Covid-19, or who were diagnosed with the coronavirus infection and recovered from it. The Cabinet will begin preparing the system to launch after the Netherlands concludes three week of lockdown-like measures set to be announced Friday night, according to broadcaster NOS. The …

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, …

Covid pass rules to be expanded further in Friday announcement: Report
3 years, 1 month ago

Covid pass rules to be expanded further in Friday announcement: Report

NL Times  

The Cabinet will expand the use of coronavirus access passes to zoos and amusement parks, but not yet to the workplace or higher education, sources told De Telegraaf about a planned press conference on Friday. Tighter restrictions were implemented on Saturday, reintroducing the obligation to wear a face mask in indoor public places and expanding the use of coronavirus access …

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 …

Mandatory Covid testing could replace access pass in higher education: Outbreak team
3 years, 1 month ago

Mandatory Covid testing could replace access pass in higher education: Outbreak team

NL Times  

If students must get tested twice a week, this can be an alternative to the coronavirus access pass in MBO, higher- and university education. The Cabinet is already preparing the introduction of the coronavirus access pass in higher education, should stricter coronavirus measures prove necessary. During the coronavirus press conference, caretaker Prime Minister and caretaker Healthcare Minister Hugo de Jonge …

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 …

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 …

Coronavirus pass will be with us after November 1, sources tell Telegraaf
3 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus pass will be with us after November 1, sources tell Telegraaf

Dutch News  

Hopes that the coronavirus pass system maybe either overhauled or abandoned in early November are likely to be dashed, cabinet sources have told the Telegraaf. The government pledged to review the situation at the end of October, over a month since the pass was made compulsory for cafes, bars and indoor entertainment. And if the infection rate improves, the midnight …

Covid Access Pass to stay in place as long as hospital admissions remain high: report
3 years, 2 months ago

Covid Access Pass to stay in place as long as hospital admissions remain high: report

NL Times  

The caretaker Cabinet will not scrap the use of the Coronavirus Access Pass next month if the pressure on healthcare remains at its current level, sources close to the government told De Telegraaf. The Coronavirus Access Pass, a QR code often displayed on the government's CoronaCheck app that shows you were vaccinated against Covid-19, recently recovered from an infection, or …

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, …

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 …

Dutch lift social distancing, target non-vaccinated at work
3 years, 3 months ago

Dutch lift social distancing, target non-vaccinated at work

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is dropping social distancing as a requirement from September 25 but is also looking into giving employers more powers to determine if their workforce has been vaccinated, Dutch health minister Hugo de Jonge told reporters on Tuesday evening. In order to drop the 1.5 metres rule, the government’s Outbreak Management Team has recommended introducing the coronavirus pass for …

Dutch lift social distancing, target non-vaccinated at work
3 years, 3 months ago

Dutch lift social distancing, target non-vaccinated at work

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is dropping social distancing as a requirement from September 25 but is also looking into giving employers more powers to determine if their workforce has been vaccinated, Dutch health minister Hugo de Jonge told reporters on Tuesday evening. In order to drop the 1.5 metres rule, the government’s Outbreak Management Team has recommended introducing the coronavirus pass for …

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 …

Cabinet must better explain Covid measures: Council of State
3 years, 4 months ago

Cabinet must better explain Covid measures: Council of State

NL Times  

The cabinet must better explain on the basis of which criteria coroanvirus measures will be extended or relaxed in the coming period. In the first two situations, the Twm is still necessary, according to the cabinet, but the Council of State notes that it is difficult to predict when the virus will be "permanently under control". It could be that …

Every un-vaccinated person will eventually get Covid: RIVM boss
3 years, 4 months ago

Every un-vaccinated person will eventually get Covid: RIVM boss

NL Times  

Public health institute RIVM expects that the coronavirus will continue to circulate in the Netherlands. "As a result, we expect that everyone who has not been vaccinated will sooner or later get the virus and may become ill," RIVM director Jaap van Dissel said in a parliamentary briefing on the current state of affairs around the pandemic, NOS reports. "Then …

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 …

Netherlands could hear about new coronavirus measures tomorrow
3 years, 5 months ago

Netherlands could hear about new coronavirus measures tomorrow

NL Times  

Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said that new coronavirus restrictions could be announced in the Netherlands on Friday depending on the outcome of emergency advice from the Outbreak Management Team. The announcement was made minutes after public health agency RIVM disclosed that another 5,475 people tested positive for the coronavirus infection, the most announced in a single day since May …

Full list of coronavirus restrictions as of June 26
3 years, 5 months ago

Full list of coronavirus restrictions as of June 26

NL Times  

On Friday, June 18, Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Health Minister Hugo de Jong announced that the majority of Covid restrictions will be dropped as of June 26 as coronavirus infection rates decrease and Covid-19 vaccination figures rise. Below, a full overview of remaining restrictions as of June 26 can be found: Retails, gyms and services: Visitors are still required …

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: what you need to know (June 18)
3 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: what you need to know (June 18)

Dutch News  

Over five million people in the Netherlands are fully vaccinated and four million people have had their first dose – enough, the government has decided – to relax most of the coronavirus measures currently in place from June 26. However, if they opt to use the ‘test for entry’ system – whereby visitors show a QR code that proves they …

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 …

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