Mayors prepping for second Covid-19 wave; not necessarily nationwide lockdown
4 years, 5 months ago

Mayors prepping for second Covid-19 wave; not necessarily nationwide lockdown

NL Times  

The mayors that head the 25 security regions in the Netherlands are preparing for a possible second wave of the coronavirus, Nijmegen mayor Hubert Bruls said after a meeting of the Security Council on Monday. New lockdown measures may be necessary this summer, but they will more likely be local and regional measures, rather than a nationwide lockdown, he said, NOS reports. "We're thinking with the knowledge we have now, much more than four months ago, that we at least do not have to put the whole country in all kinds of measures," said Bruls, chairman of the Security Council. "Each of us is a bit afraid of the horror of us all being back in those measures for months," Bruls said, referring to the mayors that head the other 24 security regions and make up the Security Council.

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Covid restrictions the focus of Ministers, Security Council meetings
2 years, 10 months ago

Covid restrictions the focus of Ministers, Security Council meetings

NL Times  

The relaxation of coronavirus restrictions will be the focus of meetings between the involved Ministers on Monday morning and between the mayors on the Security Council and Justice Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz on Monday evening. On Monday morning, the Cabinet members involved in the coronavirus approach will meet at the Ministry of General Affairs, Prime Minister Mark Rutte's Ministry, to discuss …

Mayors urge for same closing time for everyone as Covid press conferences approaches
2 years, 11 months ago

Mayors urge for same closing time for everyone as Covid press conferences approaches

NL Times  

Prime Minister Mark Rutte and coronavirus Minister Ernst Kuipers will announce the relaxation of some coronavirus measures in a press conference on Tuesday evening. The mayors on the Security Council urged the Cabinet to set the same closing time for all sectors. The OMT only wanted businesses to remain open until 8:00 p.m., but it looks like the Cabinet opted …

Dutch Covid policy must change, mayors say in call for help
2 years, 11 months ago

Dutch Covid policy must change, mayors say in call for help

NL Times  

The mayors of about 30 cities asked the Cabinet to fundamentally revise the coronavirus policy in a cry for help. It puts too much pressure on citizens and local governments, mayors Femke Halsema and Paul Depla wrote in an opinion piece in the Volkskrant, partly on behalf of their colleagues. With so many citizens on the verge of drowning, the …

Security Council chair backs call for better long-term Covid planning
3 years ago

Security Council chair backs call for better long-term Covid planning

NL Times  

The Dutch government must craft and implement a long-term strategy to deal with the coronavirus that assumes the virus will be endemic to society, said Hubert Bruls. "The new Cabinet must run from the podium immediately after the photo shoot, to first tackle the long-term strategy with the ministers most responsible," Bruls said in the interview. Because of that, he …

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, …

Grapperhaus calls for better local measures to prevent autumn lockdown
3 years, 5 months ago

Grapperhaus calls for better local measures to prevent autumn lockdown

Dutch News  

Local measures should be used to contain new variants of coronavirus before they trigger a new wave of infections and hospital cases in the autumn, justice minister Ferd Grapperhaus has said. Grapperhaus admitted that the local measures introduced last summer had failed, but mayors and health board chiefs had a key role to play in preventing outbreaks spreading further. The …

Grapperhaus calls for better local measures to prevent autumn lockdown
3 years, 5 months ago

Grapperhaus calls for better local measures to prevent autumn lockdown

Dutch News  

Local measures should be used to contain new variants of coronavirus before they trigger a new wave of infections and hospital cases in the autumn, justice minister Ferd Grapperhaus has said. Grapperhaus admitted that the local measures introduced last summer had failed, but mayors and health board chiefs had a key role to play in preventing outbreaks spreading further. The …

Mayors: Allow more outside activities, lockdown cannot be maintained
3 years, 9 months ago

Mayors: Allow more outside activities, lockdown cannot be maintained

NL Times  

The current coronavirus lockdown is getting harder and harder to keep up, according to Hubert Bruls, chairman of the Security Council and mayor of Nijmegen. The government must relax measures within a few weeks, and then start by making more outside activities possible again, he said in an interview with AD. According to Bruls, the overcrowded parks in various cities …

Relax lockdown to allow more outside activities first, mayors saqy
3 years, 10 months ago

Relax lockdown to allow more outside activities first, mayors saqy

NL Times  

The Security Council, the council of the mayors that head the 25 security regions, advised the government to first allow more outside activities if they relax the coronavirus lockdown. "Outside is more corona-proof," Hubert Bruls, Security Council Chairman and mayor of Nijmegen, said after their weekly meeting on Monday, NU.nl reports. People crave for perspective, more space," the Minister said …

Give young people priority when relaxing Covid measures: A'dam mayor
3 years, 10 months ago

Give young people priority when relaxing Covid measures: A'dam mayor

NL Times  

Seven prominent Dutch, led by Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema, have taken on the duty of lobbying for young people in the coronavirus pandemic. "I recognize the necessity of the curfew and other measures, but if we consider granting more freedoms, think first of young people," Halsema said to Nieuwsuur. "The lifestyle that comes with being young - going out, meeting …

Mayors, police support curfew extension
3 years, 10 months ago

Mayors, police support curfew extension

NL Times  

The police and Dutch mayors support the government's plan to extend the coronavirus curfew until March 2. The curfew was implemented on January 23 in an attempt to further reduce contacts between people and curb the spread of the highly contagious B117 coronavirus strain. According to the Security Council, which consists of the mayors that head the country's 25 security …

Mandatory work from home, travel restrictions possible curfew alternative
3 years, 11 months ago

Mandatory work from home, travel restrictions possible curfew alternative

NL Times  

The Outbreak Management Team is considering making working from home mandatory and restricting movement to a maximum of 15 kilometers from your home as alternative options for a curfew. This lockdown is already tough and if you do something like a curfew, which makes people think of war, you need to have a good story to tell." The OMT will …

Give NL residents perspective on how lockdown will end, mayors ask
3 years, 11 months ago

Give NL residents perspective on how lockdown will end, mayors ask

NL Times  

The government needs to give the Dutch population perspective on how the country will get out of the current coronavirus lockdown, the mayors on the Security Council asked on Monday. The Security Council, which consists of the mayors that head the country's 25 security regions, supports extending the lockdown. But perspective is needed to maintain support for the measures in …

No complete Covid lockdown expected for hard-hit Dutch regions: report
4 years, 1 month ago

No complete Covid lockdown expected for hard-hit Dutch regions: report

NL Times  

Regions that still have high coronavirus infection figures, such as Rotterdam and Dordrecht, will likely not see any extra measures imposed on them at this stage, sources told ANP and NOS after reports in AD. Last week the government warned that regions that don't have the coronavirus under control will face what amounts to a full lockdown, with measures such …

What European leaders need to get right during second wave of lockdowns
4 years, 1 month ago

What European leaders need to get right during second wave of lockdowns

CNN  

London CNN — Lockdowns are multiplying throughout Europe as Covid-19 cases rise exponentially, threatening to push health services across the continent to breaking point. “We have gone so far down the track with our very indirect measures like lockdowns and we haven’t even sorted out the two basics: We’re not finding all the cases, and when we do, people are …

Netherlands lockdown looming if people ignore Covid rules: Security boss
4 years, 2 months ago

Netherlands lockdown looming if people ignore Covid rules: Security boss

NL Times  

With coronavirus infections continuing to rise fast, and hospitalizations for Covid-19 growing at an exponential rate, lockdown measures will be needed to get the health problem under control if people do not do a better job of maintaining a safe distance from each other, said Nijmegen Mayor Hubert Bruls. In addition to his role as mayor, Bruls serves as the …

Stricter Covid measures expected for Amsterdam region
4 years, 3 months ago

Stricter Covid measures expected for Amsterdam region

NL Times  

The Amsterdam-Amstelland security region is preparing new, stricter measures with which it hopes to break the second wave of coronavirus infections in the region. Last week, when the region was moved to the "worrisome" level 2 of the government's three-stage warning system, maximum group sizes were already decreased from 100 to 50. In this scenario, a "partial lockdown" may be …

National measures needed to prevent second Covid wave, experts say
4 years, 3 months ago

National measures needed to prevent second Covid wave, experts say

NL Times  

Regional measures will do little to prevent a second coronavirus wave, now that the situation is worrying in more than half of the Netherlands, various experts said to newspaper AD. Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Tuesday that another eight security regions will be moved from Level 1's "vigilance" to Level 2's "worrisome" on the government's new three-stage coronavirus warning …

Sadiq Khan warns London 'should go into Covid lockdown TOMORROW'
4 years, 3 months ago

Sadiq Khan warns London 'should go into Covid lockdown TOMORROW'

Daily Mail  

London mayor Sadiq Khan is reportedly pressing for new coronavirus restrictions for the capital on Monday, including a 10pm pub curfew. London mayor Sadiq Khan is reportedly pressing for new coronavirus restrictions for the capital on Monday, including a 10pm pub curfew The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has tonight admitted it is 'increasingly likely' that lockdown restrictions will soon …

Security Council head hesitant about Covid testing priority for teachers
4 years, 3 months ago

Security Council head hesitant about Covid testing priority for teachers

NL Times  

Hubert Bruls, chairman of the Security Council, thinks that "in principle" it is "sensible" to give certain groups priority in coronavirus testing, but he questions whether teachers should be part of this. The Netherlands is currently at the limits of its Covid-19 testing, due to laboratory capacity problems, Minister Hugo de Jonge of Public Health said. "I understand that it …

Mayor: Amsterdam cafes more strictly monitored for Covid violations; Bijenkorf closes over infections
4 years, 4 months ago

Mayor: Amsterdam cafes more strictly monitored for Covid violations; Bijenkorf closes over infections

NL Times  

The City of Amsterdam will more strictly monitor bars, cafes, and restaurants for their adherence to rules meant to slow the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus. The city also released a statement saying the regional security office was considering several restrictions on bars and restaurants, including mandatory early closing times. Cutting down on tourism from abroad, and day trips …

Coronavirus measures to be more strictly enforced, private parties still a challenge
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus measures to be more strictly enforced, private parties still a challenge

NL Times  

The government gave the security regions more powers to implement and enforce measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Mayors and security regions will enforce existing coronavirus measures more strictly. "The new measures provide excellent tools for mayors and enforces to take stricter action," Bruls said. The mayors of Noord-Brabant see no reason to implement extra measures against the …

A'dam mayor worried that second "partial lockdown" is looming
4 years, 4 months ago

A'dam mayor worried that second "partial lockdown" is looming

NL Times  

Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema is worried that the rapidly increasing number of coronavirus infections will result in a second "partial lockdown" in the city. In the economic loss, the increase in unemployment, and the enormous uncertainty among many people," Halsema said in an interview with NU.nl. "You do not want to repeat that, and so you look for measures like …

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