Outbreak team tells Dutch government to reopen primary schools: Report
3 years, 11 months ago

Outbreak team tells Dutch government to reopen primary schools: Report

NL Times  

The outgoing Dutch Cabinet has received official advice from the Outbreak Management Team to allow schools and daycare facilities to reopen, according to NOS. The advisory statement, obtained by the broadcaster before its public release, will be the topic of discussion during a Sunday meeting at Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s official residence which will include Cabinet ministers and OMT members. Cabinet members including Finance Minister Wopka Hoekstra said they want schools to open up on February 8, with concern mounting about how the lockdown and remote learning has negatively affected the well-being of younger children. The prime minister also held firm that the first part of society to benefit from relaxed social restrictions would be the primary school system.

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Cabinet to decide today if schools will reopen next week
3 years ago

Cabinet to decide today if schools will reopen next week

NL Times  

The Cabinet will decide on Monday if children will be allowed to return to school next week. The Cabinet last month ordered all primary and secondary schools to close one week before the Christmas holidays due to the rapid emergence of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus. During that press conference, RIVM director Jaap van Dissel also predicted that …

Unicef joins 60 organizations calling on Cabinet to reopen schools on January 10
3 years ago

Unicef joins 60 organizations calling on Cabinet to reopen schools on January 10

NL Times  

A group of 60 organizations, including Unicef, said it would be unacceptable for schools to remain closed after the winter vacation because of the coronavirus pandemic. During the most recent press conference, Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said schools could be closed beyond the winter break, which is set to conclude on January 9. "Education …

Amsterdam schools fed up with slow Cabinet Covid policy
3 years ago

Amsterdam schools fed up with slow Cabinet Covid policy

NL Times  

Many of the 220 primary schools in Amsterdam plan to welcome Group 8 students back to classrooms immediately after the winter vacation ends on January 9, regardless of the Cabinet's pending decision to keep schools closed as part of the ongoing lockdown. When one considers that the students will have to work towards concluding primary school, select their secondary school …

Primary schools set to close early, evening lockdown to run to January 14: NOS
3 years, 1 month ago

Primary schools set to close early, evening lockdown to run to January 14: NOS

Dutch News  

Prime minister Mark Rutte and health minister Hugo de Jonge are expected to announce that primary schools will close on Friday for the winter break at Tuesday evening’s press conference, Dutch media report. The government’s Outbreak Management Team recommended closing primary schools early because youngsters currently account for the largest share of new infections. In addition, the recommendation that individual …

Primary schools set to close early, evening lockdown to run to January 14: NOS
3 years, 1 month ago

Primary schools set to close early, evening lockdown to run to January 14: NOS

Dutch News  

Prime minister Mark Rutte and health minister Hugo de Jonge are expected to announce that primary schools will close on Friday for the winter break at Tuesday evening’s press conference, Dutch media report. The government’s Outbreak Management Team recommended closing primary schools early because youngsters currently account for the largest share of new infections. In addition, the recommendation that individual …

Outbreak experts advised keeping schools open: report
3 years, 1 month ago

Outbreak experts advised keeping schools open: report

NL Times  

The Outbreak Management Team advised the Cabinet to keep all levels of education open, sources told NOS. While there are many coronavirus infections in schools, the OMT believes the government must do everything in its power to keep the schools open. The PO-Raad, the umbrella organization for primary schools, also urged the Cabinet to keep schools open. New infections have …

95% of schools fully open on Monday: Ministry
3 years, 7 months ago

95% of schools fully open on Monday: Ministry

NL Times  

The Ministry of Education, Culture and Science expects that 95 percent of secondary schools in the Netherlands to be fully open on Monday. The majority of schools that were reluctant to reopen last week will do so now, following talks with the Education Inspectorate and the Ministry, NOS reported. For this, one becomes a teacher and this is what makes …

Coronavirus has impacted on children worldwide, Dutch NGO says
3 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus has impacted on children worldwide, Dutch NGO says

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The Netherlands has risen one place to fifth in the annual KidsRights index, drawn up by global NGO Kids Rights Foundation which monitors how children’s rights are being respected and improved. The coronavirus pandemic has had a ‘devastating impact’ on children worldwide, the Netherlands-based foundation says. ‘With the ongoing global pandemic, we had to address the devastating impacts and outcomes …

Secondary schools allowed to fully reopen for first time in half-year
3 years, 7 months ago

Secondary schools allowed to fully reopen for first time in half-year

NL Times  

Secondary schools in the Netherlands were allowed to fully reopen on Monday after six months of either full time or part time distance learning for their students. "The fact that students will receive at least six weeks of full physical education this school year makes a big difference," said caretaker Education Minister Arie Slob, who was upbeat that students can …

Dutch students pleading for return to normal next academic year
3 years, 7 months ago

Dutch students pleading for return to normal next academic year

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Student organizations and educational institutions alike find that they have not been given enough priority during the relaxation of coronavirus restrictions. Both groups said they are hoping to be able to experience a normal school year again from September, which would largely depend on the government ending social distancing rules, ANP reported. “If choices have to be made in September …

The Netherlands ready to relax Covid rules, if hospital admission decline further
3 years, 8 months ago

The Netherlands ready to relax Covid rules, if hospital admission decline further

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The Netherlands is ready to take new steps to wind down its coronavirus measures, if the decline in hospital admissions continues, and that includes longer opening hours for cafes and fewer regulations for sports and keep fit clubs. ‘It remains a balancing act,’ prime minister Mark Rutte told reporters on Tuesday evening, after the national health institute RIVM reported the …

'It's not looking good,' says Rutte ahead of key coronavirus decisions
3 years, 10 months ago

'It's not looking good,' says Rutte ahead of key coronavirus decisions

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The current coronavirus measures are likely to be extended into March, prime minister Mark Rutte hinted on Thursday, during the debate on enshrining the curfew into emergency pandemic legislation. Rutte and De Jonge said earlier their priority is to reopen secondary schools and on Friday 50 organisations, including Unicef and social work association Jeugdzorg Nederland, called on the government to …

Amsterdam, Rotterdam school leaders plead for secondary schools to reopen
3 years, 11 months ago

Amsterdam, Rotterdam school leaders plead for secondary schools to reopen

NL Times  

The leaders of secondary schools in Amsterdam and Rotterdam asked the Ministry of Education to also allow their pupils to return to school. They are worried about the "development and well-being" of their pupils, they said in a letter to Minister Arie Slob for Primary and Secondary Education, NOS reports. The school leaders want secondary schools to open after spring …

Almost all primary schools open again
3 years, 11 months ago

Almost all primary schools open again

NL Times  

Almost all primary schools in the Netherlands are now open to physical education again, though many are still struggling to adhere to all the coronavirus rules, according to a survey by the general association of school leaders AVS among a thousand primary schools. Only 0.4 percent of primary schools are still only giving online classes, NU.nl reports. Face masks in …

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: what you need to know (February 2)
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: what you need to know (February 2)

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No decision has yet been taken about whether the curfew in the Netherlands should be extended but the government has confirmed primary schools will reopen on February 8. If any pupil or teacher tests positive for coronavirus, the entire class must go into quarantine and take a test after five days. Shops Non food shops, which have been closed since …

Caution urged about relaxing rules ahead of coronavirus press conference
3 years, 11 months ago

Caution urged about relaxing rules ahead of coronavirus press conference

Dutch News  

Prime minister Mark Rutte and health minister Hugo de Jonge will hold a press conference on Tuesday evening to outline the latest steps in the government’s strategy to get coronavirus under control. Non-essential shops may also be able to open their doors for order pick-ups, broadcaster NOS said on Monday, but, according to RTL, restaurants and museums will remain shut …

Rutte: Secondary schools could open in March; Curfew under evaluation
3 years, 11 months ago

Rutte: Secondary schools could open in March; Curfew under evaluation

NL Times  

Secondary schools in the Netherlands could open their doors to students at the beginning of March with more enforced social distancing, said Mark Rutte during a press conference on Tuesday. Rutte said the main concern now was the rapid advance of coronavirus mutations in the Netherlands, with the public health institute RIVM saying earlier in the day that two-thirds of …

Extra measures advised to safely reopen primary schools
3 years, 11 months ago

Extra measures advised to safely reopen primary schools

NL Times  

The Outbreak Management Team advised a number of extra measures to be taken in primary education. This is to limit the spread of the coronavirus as much as possible so that schools can reopen safely next week. Most of the measures advised by the OMT are for the older kids in primary education, those in groups 7 and 8. For …

Primary schools, daycare will reopen on February 8, minister confirms
3 years, 11 months ago

Primary schools, daycare will reopen on February 8, minister confirms

Dutch News  

Education minister Arie Slob confirmed on Sunday that primary schools and daycare centres will reopen as planned on February 8, but that secondary schools and after-school clubs will remain closed. The decision has been taken on the basis of recommendations by the government’s Outbreak Management Team, which says young children are not more likely to spread the more infectious versions …

Cabinet experts say primary schools can reopen on February 8: NOS
3 years, 11 months ago

Cabinet experts say primary schools can reopen on February 8: NOS

Dutch News  

Primary schools and childcare centres can open again on February 8, government coronavirus experts say in their latest recommendations to the cabinet, ahead of Sunday’s key meeting. Nevertheless, the Outbreak Management Team’s new advice does say that relaxing the rules carries risks in the form of hospital and IC admissions, broadcaster NOS said on Saturday, quoting the leaked document. In …

Rutte: Primary schools could reopen Feb. 8; Lockdown exit plan being prepared
3 years, 11 months ago

Rutte: Primary schools could reopen Feb. 8; Lockdown exit plan being prepared

NL Times  

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said it was still possible for primary schools in the Netherlands to open their doors and begin in-person classroom lessons on Monday, February 8, but it would depend on a final report from the Outbreak Management Team on the spread of new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus among children. More information about the schools, and …

Lockdown exit strategy: Open schools first, then drop curfew & reopen shops
3 years, 11 months ago

Lockdown exit strategy: Open schools first, then drop curfew & reopen shops

NL Times  

The Dutch government is working on an exit strategy to get the Netherlands out of the lockdown in steps. If infections continue to fall, primary schools and childcare centers will open first, then the curfew will be lifted, and after that secondary schools, shops and contact professions can reopen step by step, sources in The Hague told newspaper AD. With …

Dutch schools to stay closed at least until February 8
3 years, 11 months ago

Dutch schools to stay closed at least until February 8

NL Times  

Primary schools and childcare facilities in the Netherlands will remain closed until Monday, February 8, the Dutch government announced on Sunday after members of the outgoing Cabinet met with advisors from the Outbreak Management Team. Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said earlier this month that they hoped the schools could open back up on January …

Dutch government will keep schools closed past Jan. 25: Report
4 years ago

Dutch government will keep schools closed past Jan. 25: Report

NL Times  

The leading advisors to the Dutch Cabinet on issues related to the coronavirus pandemic will tell Prime Minister Mark Rutte that the country's schools should remain closed for the time being. Sources close to the outgoing Cabinet ministers told the broadcaster that the government will accept the advice and will keep the schools and childcare locations closed. Rutte has called …

Dutch lockdown extended: Curfew under consideration, Schools could open early; PM: Don’t Travel
4 years ago

Dutch lockdown extended: Curfew under consideration, Schools could open early; PM: Don’t Travel

NL Times  

The hard lockdown approach in the Netherlands since December 15 to combat the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus will continue until at least February 9. Further, the ruling Dutch Cabinet will definitely consider the option of imposing a curfew in the Netherlands to make a deeper dent in the number of new coronavirus infections in the country, Prime Minister Mark …

Primary schools could reopen before end of extended lockdown: Report
4 years ago

Primary schools could reopen before end of extended lockdown: Report

NL Times  

The government plans to extend the national hard lockdown, which was supposed to end on January 19, by 21 days, but primary schools may not have to stay closed for that entire period, sources in The Hague told broadcaster NOS after the government met at Prime Minster Mark Rutte's residence on Sunday. The government is waiting for further research into …

Dutch primary schools, daycares will not re-open before Jan. 18 as hoped
4 years ago

Dutch primary schools, daycares will not re-open before Jan. 18 as hoped

NL Times  

Primary schools in the Netherlands will not be allowed to open their doors before Monday, January 18. Daycare centers and after school care will also remain closed, the Ministries of Education and Social Affairs announced on Thursday. The Netherlands went into a lockdown just over two weeks ago which included the shutdown of all primary and secondary schools in the …

Dutch medical experts ask government to postpone reopening schools
4 years ago

Dutch medical experts ask government to postpone reopening schools

NL Times  

In a letter to the Cabinet on Tuesday titled “Playing with fire”, the Red Team, an independent group of medical experts and scientists, strongly advised the government to reconsider opening schools back up in mid-January. “The new variants are almost certainly more infectious than the dominant variant in the Netherlands”, so Red Team. A preliminary report conducted by the Imperial …

Government will rethink primary school closures if figures allow it: Rutte
4 years, 1 month ago

Government will rethink primary school closures if figures allow it: Rutte

Dutch News  

The cabinet is prepared to look at reopening primary schools earlier than January 18, if coronavirus infection rates allow it, prime minister Mark Rutte said during Tuesday’s debate on the new measures. ‘Forcing parents to work at home by taking away children’s education?’ party leader Jesse Klaver said during the debate. Given Schiphol airport, churches and football can go ahead, …

Government will rethink primary school closures if figures allow it: Rutte
4 years, 1 month ago

Government will rethink primary school closures if figures allow it: Rutte

Dutch News  

The cabinet is prepared to look at reopening primary schools earlier than January 18, if coronavirus infection rates allow it, prime minister Mark Rutte said during Tuesday’s debate on the new measures. ‘Forcing parents to work at home by taking away children’s education?’ party leader Jesse Klaver said during the debate. Given Schiphol airport, churches and football can go ahead, …

Outbreak team wanted to close high schools, universities
4 years, 2 months ago

Outbreak team wanted to close high schools, universities

NL Times  

The Outbreak Management Team advised the government to close upper secondary schools, higher vocational education, and universities. The experts on the team are concerned about the amount of infections among young people and therefore recommended moving them to online learning, OMT member Marc Bonten said on NPO Radio 1. This partly had to do with pediatricians raising concerns about children's …

Covid-19: Quarter of Dutch schools don't have proper ventilation
4 years, 5 months ago

Covid-19: Quarter of Dutch schools don't have proper ventilation

NL Times  

About a quarter of Dutch schools do not have proper ventilation, which could promote the spread of the coronavirus, according to research at the Eindhoven University of Technology. "With corona, good ventilation is of great importance," installations professor Wim Zeiler said to AD. While public health institute RIVM still says that there is no conclusive evidence that the coronavirus can …

Hague primary school closes over possible coronavirus outbreak
4 years, 7 months ago

Hague primary school closes over possible coronavirus outbreak

NL Times  

Primary school De Springbok in The Hague closed its doors after two teachers tested positive for the coronavirus, a spokesperson for umbrella organization De Haagse Scholen confirmed to NU.nl. The school board decided to close the primary school as a precaution and go back to distance learning for the time being. Health service GGD is doing a source and contact …

Secondary schools reopening today
4 years, 7 months ago

Secondary schools reopening today

NL Times  

After closing in mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic, secondary schools in the Netherlands are opening their doors again for larger groups of students on Tuesday. Unlike in primary schools, secondary school students and teachers both have to maintain social distancing as a precaution. For this reason sector organization VO-Raad expects that only about a quarter to a third of …

Primary schools to reopen fully in June; Gyms to remain closed: Report
4 years, 7 months ago

Primary schools to reopen fully in June; Gyms to remain closed: Report

NL Times  

Primary students in the Netherlands will likely return to their full schedules for the last few weeks of the school calendar, newspaper Telegraaf reported citing government sources. Students between the ages of 4 and 12 first returned to class on May 11, but at a reduced schedule where only half as many children were in schools at any given time. …

Dutch primary schools re-open their doors as lockdown starts to lift
4 years, 8 months ago

Dutch primary schools re-open their doors as lockdown starts to lift

Dutch News  

Dutch primary schools and daycare centres opened their doors again with balloons and welcome messages after an eight-week closure due to the coronavirus lockdown. Most schools are admitting children every other day, but some have gone for half days, despite the government’s urging to stick to full days to make it easier on children and parents. ‘It is like the …

Dutch primary schools re-open their doors as lockdown starts to lift
4 years, 8 months ago

Dutch primary schools re-open their doors as lockdown starts to lift

Dutch News  

Dutch primary schools and daycare centres opened their doors again with balloons and welcome messages after an eight-week closure due to the coronavirus lockdown. Most schools are admitting children every other day, but some have gone for half days, despite the government’s urging to stick to full days to make it easier on children and parents. ‘It is like the …

Schools, hairdressers reopen as NL eases out of coronavirus lockdown
4 years, 8 months ago

Schools, hairdressers reopen as NL eases out of coronavirus lockdown

NL Times  

Monday is step one of the Dutch government's step-by-step plan to ease the Netherlands out of the intelligent lockdown it is in due to the coronavirus. Today primary schools, contact professions like hairdressers and therapists, certain sports clubs, and driving schools can reopen. Figures from the RIVM show that out of the 11,307 people who required hospital care for Covid-19, …

Gov't wants to reopen primary schools completely by June: report
4 years, 8 months ago

Gov't wants to reopen primary schools completely by June: report

NL Times  

The government wants to completely reopen primary schools in June, so that all kids can go to school all week like they did before the coronavirus crisis. Public health institute RIVM considers it safe enough to reopen primary schools, because children play a relatively small role in spreading the coronavirus. The plan is to restart secondary education around June 1 …

Primary schools may reopen, government advisors say ahead of key cabinet meeting
4 years, 8 months ago

Primary schools may reopen, government advisors say ahead of key cabinet meeting

Dutch News  

Government coronavirus advisors say that primary schools can begin preparing to welcome pupils again after the May holiday, in a first limited step to relaxing the current rules. The government’s team of outbreak advisors has analysed the current measures and their impact, ahead of Tuesday night’s press conference during which prime minister Mark Rutte will reveal what steps are being …

Organised event ban may continue to September, but will schools reopen?
4 years, 8 months ago

Organised event ban may continue to September, but will schools reopen?

Dutch News  

With the government due to announce on April 21 if any of the current social distancing measures can be lifted, rumours abound about decisions which may already have been taken. Schools According to the Parool, primary schools and daycare centres may open again after the May school holidays, which end on May 3 or May 10, depending on the region. …

Organised event ban may continue to September, but will schools reopen?
4 years, 8 months ago

Organised event ban may continue to September, but will schools reopen?

Dutch News  

With the government due to announce on April 21 if any of the current social distancing measures can be lifted, rumours abound about decisions which may already have been taken. Schools According to the Parool, primary schools and daycare centres may open again after the May school holidays, which end on May 3 or May 10, depending on the region. …

Coronavirus: Ministry to hold emergency meeting over closing Dutch schools
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus: Ministry to hold emergency meeting over closing Dutch schools

NL Times  

Multiple health organizations will meet with the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport on Sunday to discuss a call by healthcare experts to close all schools in the Netherlands. The meeting on Sunday afternoon was organized after leading medical specialists group FMS said shutting classroom doors was the safest decision possible in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Many doctors …

Coronavirus: Government under fire for keeping schools open
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus: Government under fire for keeping schools open

Dutch News  

The government came under heavy fire in parliament on Thursday evening following the announcement of new measures to combat the spread of coronavirus. In particular, both opposition and coalition parties slammed the decision not to close daycare centres, primary schools and secondary schools, partly because it would force healthcare staff to stay home and look after their children. And I …

Coronavirus: Government under fire for keeping schools open
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus: Government under fire for keeping schools open

Dutch News  

The government came under heavy fire in parliament on Thursday evening following the announcement of new measures to combat the spread of coronavirus. In particular, both opposition and coalition parties slammed the decision not to close daycare centres, primary schools and secondary schools, partly because it would force healthcare staff to stay home and look after their children. And I …

Dutch schools will stay open despite Covid-19 concerns: Minister
4 years, 10 months ago

Dutch schools will stay open despite Covid-19 concerns: Minister

NL Times  

Minister Arie Slob for Primary- and Secondary Education is sticking to the decision to keep schools open for the time being, despite concerns about the coronavirus spreading. Parents also will not be punished for violating compulsory education laws if, for the time being, they decide to keep their healthy children home, a school association said citing a motion which passed …

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