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 last at least four weeks. When that happens, there should be one minister handling only coronavirus issues, she said, instead of a minister handling the pandemic in addition to the Cabinet’s entire public health agenda. The MP still sees the need for the Outbreak Management Team, a group of healthcare experts advising the Cabinet on its handling of coronavirus issues. She also wants her fellow Members of Parliament to spend more time debating the future, and the Cabinet’s vision, and not just the minutiae of its proposed policy, like when MPs spent hours debating the exact start time of the lockdown curfew implemented in January.

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