Dutch tourists with coronavirus scarper to flee quarantine in Spain
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch tourists with coronavirus scarper to flee quarantine in Spain

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Local authorities in the province of Extramadura in western Spain have issued an international alert for a group of 14 Dutch nationals who disappeard after six of them tested positive for coronavirus. The group had been staying at a holiday home in the village of Navas del Madroño when one of them fell ill and tested positive at the local health centre on Wednesday. Provincial health chief José Maria Vergeles said the international alert, which was broadcast on national television, had been issued because ‘these are not Spanish nationals and they have disappeared.’ ‘This could pose a problem for public health, he told El Razon. The mayor of Navas del Madroño Manuel Marón, who called the flight ‘surreal’, said the group had committed a ‘crime against public health’ and said the outbreak at the house had increased the number of Covid cases in the province.

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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 in the Netherlands: What you need to know (February 15)
2 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: What you need to know (February 15)

Dutch News  

Almost two years to the day that the Netherlands confirmed its first case of coronavirus, most of the regulations will end. Some changes come into effect from today, more on February 18 and the rest on February 25, health minister Ernst Kuipers confirmed at a press conference on Tuesday evening. Cafes, restaurants and bars may remain open until 1am but …

Most travel-related quarantine rules to expire on Feb. 25; Test obligation may remain
2 years, 10 months ago

Most travel-related quarantine rules to expire on Feb. 25; Test obligation may remain

NL Times  

People who travel to the Netherlands from any region designated as being a “very high-risk area” due to coronavirus will not necessarily have to quarantine from February 25, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. The Foreign Affairs Ministry also confirmed that the coronavirus situation in a region will no longer be a sole determining factor in the travel …

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 …

14% of passengers from South Africa are still testing positive for Covid
3 years ago

14% of passengers from South Africa are still testing positive for Covid

Dutch News  

Some 14% of passengers arriving in the Netherlands from South Africa over the past five days have tested positive for coronavirus, regional health board GGD Kennemerland said on Friday. That is a rise on last week, when 9% of passengers tested positive in the voluntary checks at the airport, but it is too early to speak of a trend, the …

14% of passengers from South Africa are still testing positive for Covid
3 years ago

14% of passengers from South Africa are still testing positive for Covid

Dutch News  

Some 14% of passengers arriving in the Netherlands from South Africa over the past five days have tested positive for coronavirus, regional health board GGD Kennemerland said on Friday. That is a rise on last week, when 9% of passengers tested positive in the voluntary checks at the airport, but it is too early to speak of a trend, the …

Some 20 travelers from South Africa still in quarantine hotel
3 years ago

Some 20 travelers from South Africa still in quarantine hotel

NL Times  

About 20 people are still staying in the quarantine hotel in Badhoevedorp. This group includes people who tested positive for Covid-19 after arriving at Schiphol from South Africa 10 days ago, as well as their loved ones. "Formalities often still have to be arranged to start the return journey, and a flight has to be booked," explained the GGD Kennemerland. …

Over 21,600 positive coronavirus tests as reproduction value dips below 1.00; Hospital total falls
3 years ago

Over 21,600 positive coronavirus tests as reproduction value dips below 1.00; Hospital total falls

NL Times  

The RIVM registered 21,612 more coronavirus infections in the Netherlands between Thursday and Friday morning. The near parity between the daily total and the average supported the RIVM’s hypothesis that the number of new infections has largely stabilized. Hospitals in the Netherlands were treating 2,728 people with Covid-19 on Friday, a decrease of 3 percent in a day after accounting …

Most South Africa passengers in quarantine hotel cleared to leave
3 years ago

Most South Africa passengers in quarantine hotel cleared to leave

Dutch News  

Most of the passengers who tested positive for coronavirus after flying in to the Netherlands from South Africa last week have been allowed to leave their quarantine hotel. A total of 61 people tested positive for coronavirus after arriving from Cape Town and Johannesburg last Friday afternoon, hours after the Dutch government tightened travel restrictions in response to the emergence …

Most South Africa passengers in quarantine hotel cleared to leave
3 years ago

Most South Africa passengers in quarantine hotel cleared to leave

Dutch News  

Most of the passengers who tested positive for coronavirus after flying in to the Netherlands from South Africa last week have been allowed to leave their quarantine hotel. A total of 61 people tested positive for coronavirus after arriving from Cape Town and Johannesburg last Friday afternoon, hours after the Dutch government tightened travel restrictions in response to the emergence …

Half of those quarantined from South Africa flight still in isolation
3 years ago

Half of those quarantined from South Africa flight still in isolation

NL Times  

More than half of the travelers who were required to quarantine in a Badhoevedorp hotel after flying to the Netherlands from South Africa were allowed to leave the hotel, the GGD Kennemerland said on Thursday. "I am pleased that more than half of the passengers can now leave the hotel and continue their journey," said Bert van de Velden, the …

Quarantine couple are not facing court, public prosecutor says
3 years ago

Quarantine couple are not facing court, public prosecutor says

Dutch News  

The public prosecution department said on Tuesday afternoon that there is no question of a Spanish couple said to have ‘escaped’ from a quarantine hotel being taken to court for a fast track hearing. ‘On the basis of this, this public prosecutor’s office will decide whether a request for authorisation to continue the isolation will be submitted to the court,’ …

Quarantine couple are not facing court, public prosecutor says
3 years ago

Quarantine couple are not facing court, public prosecutor says

Dutch News  

The public prosecution department said on Tuesday afternoon that there is no question of a Spanish couple said to have ‘escaped’ from a quarantine hotel being taken to court for a fast track hearing. ‘On the basis of this, this public prosecutor’s office will decide whether a request for authorisation to continue the isolation will be submitted to the court,’ …

‘Hotel Omicron’ in Netherlands: World's biggest confirmed cluster of cases new COVID-19 variant
3 years ago

‘Hotel Omicron’ in Netherlands: World's biggest confirmed cluster of cases new COVID-19 variant

Firstpost  

The Dutch hotel in the town Badhoevedorp is currently housing 61 people with coronavirus, who were among the 624 travellers on two KLM flights from South Africa, where the new strain, Omicron, was first detected Badhoevedorp: Welcome to the ‘Hotel Omicron’ in the Netherlands, where a couple of quarantine fugitives have just discovered that you can check out any time …

Quarantine couple to face charges in fast-track procedure: BNR
3 years ago

Quarantine couple to face charges in fast-track procedure: BNR

Dutch News  

A couple who walked out of a quarantine hotel after the woman tested positive for coronavirus and who were later picked up trying to fly to Spain, will appear in court on Tuesday in a fast-track procedure, Dutch and Spanish media report. We were treated like dogs,’ Caroline Pimenta told RTL Nieuws According to Spanish newspaper El Periodico the couple …

Quarantine couple to face charges in fast-track procedure: BNR
3 years ago

Quarantine couple to face charges in fast-track procedure: BNR

Dutch News  

A couple who walked out of a quarantine hotel after the woman tested positive for coronavirus and who were later picked up trying to fly to Spain, will appear in court on Tuesday in a fast-track procedure, Dutch and Spanish media report. We were treated like dogs,’ Caroline Pimenta told RTL Nieuws According to Spanish newspaper El Periodico the couple …

Couple who left quarantine hotel could not be made to stay there: mayor
3 years ago

Couple who left quarantine hotel could not be made to stay there: mayor

Dutch News  

More details have emerged about the couple who tested positive for coronavirus after flying to the Netherlands from South Africa and who were picked up by border police trying to leave the country by plane. The mayor of Haarlemmermeer, which includes Schiphol airport, told breakfast television show Goedemorgen Nederland that the couple were in the hotel voluntarily and could not …

Couple who left quarantine hotel could not be made to stay there: mayor
3 years ago

Couple who left quarantine hotel could not be made to stay there: mayor

Dutch News  

More details have emerged about the couple who tested positive for coronavirus after flying to the Netherlands from South Africa and who were picked up by border police trying to leave the country by plane. The mayor of Haarlemmermeer, which includes Schiphol airport, told breakfast television show Goedemorgen Nederland that the couple were in the hotel voluntarily and could not …

Dutch arrest coronavirus couple on plane trying to flee to Spain
3 years ago

Dutch arrest coronavirus couple on plane trying to flee to Spain

Dutch News  

A couple who had been put into quarantine after testing positive for coronavirus at Schiphol have been picked up at the airport again after trying to leave the country. The couple, a Spanish man and Portuguese woman according to Dutch media, arrived in the Netherlands on Friday on one of two flights from South Africa. But the couple managed to …

Dutch arrest coronavirus couple on plane trying to flee to Spain
3 years ago

Dutch arrest coronavirus couple on plane trying to flee to Spain

Dutch News  

A couple who had been put into quarantine after testing positive for coronavirus at Schiphol have been picked up at the airport again after trying to leave the country. The couple, a Spanish man and Portuguese woman according to Dutch media, arrived in the Netherlands on Friday on one of two flights from South Africa. But the couple managed to …

Travellers from South Africa required to quarantine in hotels if positive for Covid
3 years ago

Travellers from South Africa required to quarantine in hotels if positive for Covid

NL Times  

Anyone who tests positive for coronavirus out of about 600 passengers who returned from South Africa will be required to quarantine in a hotel, the GGD Kennemerland said. It concerns only those passengers who departed on two KLM aircraft from South Africa before the Netherlands implemented a flight ban from that country, but who landed in the Netherlands after the …

Dutch coronavirus average nears 20,000 with 350 more hospitalized
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch coronavirus average nears 20,000 with 350 more hospitalized

NL Times  

The seven-day average number of daily coronavirus infections reached a new all-time high for the tenth consecutive day on Saturday. Meanwhile, hospitals in the country admitted 350 new patients with Covid-19 between Friday and Saturday afternoon, the most in a single day since April 30. That pushed the total number of Covid patients in care up 3 percent to 2,217, …

Dutch tourists with coronavirus scarper to flee quarantine in Spain
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch tourists with coronavirus scarper to flee quarantine in Spain

Dutch News  

Local authorities in the province of Extramadura in western Spain have issued an international alert for a group of 14 Dutch nationals who disappeard after six of them tested positive for coronavirus. The group had been staying at a holiday home in the village of Navas del Madroño when one of them fell ill and tested positive at the local …

Dutch coronavirus avg. nears 10,000; Covid hospital total close to 1,500
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch coronavirus avg. nears 10,000; Covid hospital total close to 1,500

NL Times  

The average number of daily coronavirus infections in the Netherlands has been on the rise for over a month, and on Sunday it topped 9,900. At the same time, the number of patients being treated for Covid-19 rose by 7 percent in a day to 1,490, with ICU figures at their highest point since early June. Coronavirus infections could surpass …

Morocco suspends flights to the Netherlands as a 'coronavirus measure'
3 years, 2 months ago

Morocco suspends flights to the Netherlands as a 'coronavirus measure'

Dutch News  

Air traffic between Morocco and the Netherlands, Germany and Britain is being suspended from midnight on Wednesday as a coronavirus measure, Moroccan airlines Air Maroc and Air Arabia Maroc said on Twitter. Moroccan news site Le360 said the decision had been taken because of a ‘new variant’ which is on the rise in the three countries. ‘Le360 was able to …

Morocco suspends flights to the Netherlands as a 'coronavirus measure'
3 years, 2 months ago

Morocco suspends flights to the Netherlands as a 'coronavirus measure'

Dutch News  

Air traffic between Morocco and the Netherlands, Germany and Britain is being suspended from midnight on Wednesday as a coronavirus measure, Moroccan airlines Air Maroc and Air Arabia Maroc said on Twitter. Moroccan news site Le360 said the decision had been taken because of a ‘new variant’ which is on the rise in the three countries. ‘Le360 was able to …

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: what you need to know (September 14)
3 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: what you need to know (September 14)

Dutch News  

The Dutch government is scrapping most of the remaining coronavirus regulations on September 25. Coronavirus passes The use of a QR code which states whether the carrier has been vaccinated, is immune through infection or has had a negative coronavirus test within 24 hours, will become compulsory for everyone over the age of 12 at most places where large groups …

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: what you need to know (September 14)
3 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus in the Netherlands: what you need to know (September 14)

Dutch News  

The Dutch government is scrapping most of the remaining coronavirus regulations on September 25. Coronavirus passes The use of a QR code which states whether the carrier has been vaccinated, is immune through infection or has had a negative coronavirus test within 24 hours, will become compulsory for everyone over the age of 12 at most places where large groups …

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 …

Just five coronavirus fines issued to drivers at Dutch border
3 years, 3 months ago

Just five coronavirus fines issued to drivers at Dutch border

Dutch News  

Border officials have handed out just five fines to motorists for not complying with coronavirus travel restrictions when entering the Netherlands from Belgium or Germany. Under rules which came into force on August 8, travellers from ‘yellow risk’ countries must carry proof of vaccination, recovery from infection or a negative test result. The border control force carried out 156 spot …

Just five coronavirus fines issued to drivers at Dutch border
3 years, 3 months ago

Just five coronavirus fines issued to drivers at Dutch border

Dutch News  

Border officials have handed out just five fines to motorists for not complying with coronavirus travel restrictions when entering the Netherlands from Belgium or Germany. Under rules which came into force on August 8, travellers from ‘yellow risk’ countries must carry proof of vaccination, recovery from infection or a negative test result. The border control force carried out 156 spot …

Dutch hospitals struggling with Covid-deniers
3 years, 4 months ago

Dutch hospitals struggling with Covid-deniers

NL Times  

Hospitals throughout the Netherlands are dealing with seriously ill patients or family members who refuse to believe they have the coronavirus, because according to them it doesn't exist, AD reported after surveying hospitals. "We are sometimes told by relatives of those who have to be admitted to hospital with serious coronavirus symptoms: 'Just tell us what he really has, because …

Dutch coronavirus positivity rate edges towards 15%; Over 3,400 travelers test positive
3 years, 4 months ago

Dutch coronavirus positivity rate edges towards 15%; Over 3,400 travelers test positive

NL Times  

The percentage of people who tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in the Netherlands rose for the second straight week to the highest point in a month. By the week ending July 20, an estimated 15.4 percent of people who scheduled their own coronavirus test with the GGD tested positive for the infection, according to corrected data from the RIVM. …

Travelers from the Netherlands no longer have to quarantine in Germany after Sunday
3 years, 4 months ago

Travelers from the Netherlands no longer have to quarantine in Germany after Sunday

NL Times  

The Netherlands will no longer be classed as a high-risk area in Germany from Sunday onwards, due to falling numbers of coronavirus cases. Travelers from the Netherlands will not be required anymore to quarantine upon arrival in Germany and do not have to fill out a registration form prior to arrival. These rules still apply to travelers who visited a …

The Netherlands to stay red on European coronavirus risk map for one more week
3 years, 4 months ago

The Netherlands to stay red on European coronavirus risk map for one more week

NL Times  

The Netherlands will likely remain red on the European coronavirus map for one week longer, AD reported. The European coronavirus map assesses the risk of contracting the disease of each country based on the number of coronavirus infections per capita in the past two calendar weeks. The region was predicted to remain on the Dark Red level which is only …

Dutch coronavirus average falls below 9,000; Hospital total rises
3 years, 5 months ago

Dutch coronavirus average falls below 9,000; Hospital total rises

NL Times  

Public health agency RIVM revealed 6,301 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, the lowest in two weeks. Utrecht's average has fallen by 60 percent to 207, with 140 new infections reported on Thursday. That brought the moving daily average up to 66, with nine people daily sent straight to the ICU. The current hospital total includes 107 people in intensive care, …

Germany expected to put Netherlands on coronavirus high-risk list tomorrow
3 years, 5 months ago

Germany expected to put Netherlands on coronavirus high-risk list tomorrow

NL Times  

The German government will likely add the Netherlands and Spain to its list of "high incidence" countries when the Robert Koch Institute issues its weekly update on international regions on Friday. The Netherlands was named a "basic risk area" by the German federal government last week when the entire country was placed at an elevated coronavirus risk level by the …

Many not vacationing abroad for fear of Covid travel hassle
3 years, 5 months ago

Many not vacationing abroad for fear of Covid travel hassle

NL Times  

Fear of coronavirus-related hassle while traveling is keeping many Netherlands residents in their own country for the summer holidays. Only 40 percent of the population booked a trip abroad in the past year, compared to 65 percent in pre-pandemic 2019, the Volkskrant reports based on figures from travel agencies. Corendon spokesperson Simone van den Berk: "People are waiting, for fear …

Dutch Covid figures improve by a third; Could go "orange" in EU next week
3 years, 6 months ago

Dutch Covid figures improve by a third; Could go "orange" in EU next week

NL Times  

Some 5,714 people in the Netherlands tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus during the seven-day period ending at 10 a.m. on Tuesday. If the infection figures remain consistent over the coming week, the Netherlands could be taken off the European Union's higher risk "red" level. At the end of last week, the GGD health service branch in Amsterdam began sending …

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 …

Concern post-exam holidays could drive up corona infections
3 years, 6 months ago

Concern post-exam holidays could drive up corona infections

Dutch News  

More than 200 Dutch teenagers have tested positive for coronavirus after coming back from post-exam celebrations in resorts such as Mallorca, the RIVM has confirmed. The public health agency is concerned that travel to other European countries could trigger a new wave of infections, as happened last year when a surge in cases in Spain and the south of France …

Dozens of A'dam high schoolers returned from Mallorca vacation with Covid
3 years, 6 months ago

Dozens of A'dam high schoolers returned from Mallorca vacation with Covid

NL Times  

Dozens of high school students in Amsterdam were infected with the coronavirus while on their final exam trips to Mallorca in Spain. Nationwide, over 200 teenagers between 15 and 19 tested positive for the coronavirus after their exam trips in Spain or Portugal, public health institute RIVM said on Tuesday. "We sent a letter to all secondary schools asking them …

Mandatory quarantine for travelers from the UK starting Tuesday
3 years, 6 months ago

Mandatory quarantine for travelers from the UK starting Tuesday

NL Times  

The Ministry of Health has designated the United Kingdom, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan as very high-risk areas due to the spread of the delta coronavirus variant which originated in India. Passengers arriving by ship or plane from these five countries must show a negative PCR test that is less than 72 hours old and a negative rapid test, no …

Britain added to Dutch high risk list; quarantine mandatory from Tuesday
3 years, 6 months ago

Britain added to Dutch high risk list; quarantine mandatory from Tuesday

Dutch News  

The Netherlands has declared Britain to be a very high risk area for coronavirus, which means no travel unless absolutely essential. Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanmar and Nepal have also been added to the very high risk list, for the same reason, the health ministry said. The decision means that from just after midnight on Tuesday, everyone returning to the Netherlands from …

Britain added to Dutch high risk list; quarantine mandatory from Tuesday
3 years, 6 months ago

Britain added to Dutch high risk list; quarantine mandatory from Tuesday

Dutch News  

The Netherlands has declared Britain to be a very high risk area for coronavirus, which means no travel unless absolutely essential. Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanmar and Nepal have also been added to the very high risk list, for the same reason, the health ministry said. The decision means that from just after midnight on Tuesday, everyone returning to the Netherlands from …

Netherlands reduces coronavirus warnings for 8 countries, incl. Germany & Italy
3 years, 6 months ago

Netherlands reduces coronavirus warnings for 8 countries, incl. Germany & Italy

NL Times  

With the coronavirus situation improving in many European countries, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs decided to relax the coronavirus travel warning for eight countries. Effective Thursday, recreational travel will be allowed in these countries again as their travel advice shifts from code orange - only necessary travel - to code yellow - be aware of possible safety risks. Travelers …

Dutch coronavirus infection risk set to go down, as vaccinations mount up
3 years, 6 months ago

Dutch coronavirus infection risk set to go down, as vaccinations mount up

Dutch News  

With the number of new coronavirus infections in the Netherlands dropping to under 2,000 on Sunday, and hospital admissions declining steadily, the official risk level for all of the Netherlands is set to go down in Tuesday’s review, the government’s coronavirus dashboard figures indicate. If the number of new infections falls below 100 per 100,000 people, the infection risk will …

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