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, and the State has reasonably explained that coronavirus measures are still necessary. The government introduced the coronavirus passes to safely eliminate rules mandating people keep 1.5 meters away from each other in many circumstances. The government decided to make coronavirus passes required for those entering food and beverage businesses, cinemas, theaters, concert halls, and events because it is difficult to maintain physical distance in those locations.

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Amsterdam police arrest two for falsifying 1,300 Covid vaccine records mostly for travel
1 year, 8 months ago

Amsterdam police arrest two for falsifying 1,300 Covid vaccine records mostly for travel

NL Times  

Two Amsterdam residents were arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of fraudulent manipulating the records of at least 1,300 people to show that they received vaccination against Covid-19. "The suspects, a 24-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman, are said to have created false vaccination records in February and March 2022," police said in a statement. The two allegedly had access to …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 throws out bid to ban 'discriminatory' coronavirus pass system
3 years, 2 months ago

Court throws out bid to ban 'discriminatory' coronavirus pass system

Dutch News  

A court has rejected a bid to strike out the coronavirus pass system in the Netherlands for being ‘criminal and discriminatory’. Lawyer Bart Maes asked the district court in The Hague to order the government to revoke the measure because it treats unvaccinated people differently without good reason. ‘It has not been proved that this is a case of a …

Court throws out bid to ban 'discriminatory' coronavirus pass system
3 years, 2 months ago

Court throws out bid to ban 'discriminatory' coronavirus pass system

Dutch News  

A court has rejected a bid to strike out the coronavirus pass system in the Netherlands for being ‘criminal and discriminatory’. Lawyer Bart Maes asked the district court in The Hague to order the government to revoke the measure because it treats unvaccinated people differently without good reason. ‘It has not been proved that this is a case of a …

Judges to rule on 'discriminatory' coronavirus pass system
3 years, 2 months ago

Judges to rule on 'discriminatory' coronavirus pass system

Dutch News  

The coronavirus pass system and whether or not it is discriminatory against people who are not vaccinated will be looked at by judges in The Hague on Tuesday in a fast-track hearing brought by two Breda lawyers. Utrecht Meanwhile, a restaurant in Utrecht was surrounded by anti-pass demonstrators on Monday evening after mayor Sharon Dijksma ordered it to be closed …

Judges to rule on 'discriminatory' coronavirus pass system
3 years, 2 months ago

Judges to rule on 'discriminatory' coronavirus pass system

Dutch News  

The coronavirus pass system and whether or not it is discriminatory against people who are not vaccinated will be looked at by judges in The Hague on Tuesday in a fast-track hearing brought by two Breda lawyers. Utrecht Meanwhile, a restaurant in Utrecht was surrounded by anti-pass demonstrators on Monday evening after mayor Sharon Dijksma ordered it to be closed …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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