As the Netherlands heads into another winter, the catering industry in Amsterdam is calling on the local municipality to issue permits for extended terraces.
Amsterdam mayor: Relax coronavirus measures for young people
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Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema has called on the Dutch government to prioritise the freedom of young people when it comes to relaxing coronavirus restrictions in the Netherlands.
Halsema: Lift coronavirus restrictions for 18 to 25-year-olds
As the number of people vaccinated against COVID-19 grows and the number of infections and deaths continues to fall, many people are looking to the government for answers as to when they can look forward to living under fewer coronavirus restrictions. While people of all age groups are surely hoping for a coronavirus-free world, a number of people have highlighted the severe impact of the pandemic and consequent measures on the freedoms and mental health of younger generations.
Coronavirus lockdown: curfew extended, secondary schools and hairdressers to open?
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With the next coronavirus press conference scheduled for February 23, rumours have started to emerge from The Hague as to what the Netherlands can expect acting Prime Minister Mark Rutte to announce about the coronavirus lockdown.
The Netherlands to ease some coronavirus restrictions
According to sources in The Hague, on Sunday at Rutte’s official residence cabinet ministers and members of the Outbreak Management Team (OMT) discussed whether or not any coronavirus restrictions could be eased and which restrictions would be extended. Rumours suggest that, now that the curfew is protected by a new emergency law, the Dutch government is looking to extend it by a further three weeks, and hopes that doing so will allow for other measures to be lifted.
Study reveals the Netherlands’ relatively poor handling of coronavirus crisis
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A recent study has rated the way the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has been handled by the Dutch government as relatively poor, with the Netherlands ranking 75th out of the 98 countries included in the study.
The Lowry Institute COVID Performance Index
The COVID Performance Index is a study aimed at discerning how countries around the world performed in tackling the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. The study included 98 countries that were sorted into four categories - regions, political systems, population size and economic development - to determine if there were any variations between the different types of states’ responses.
OMT: New coronavirus mutation is spreading, keep schools closed
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The most recent advice published by the Outbreak Management Team (OMT) on January 17 advised the Dutch government to keep the current coronavirus measures in place - and potentially introduce new ones - and not to reopen primary schools before the end of January. Schools will therefore remain closed until February 8.
Latest advice from the OMT experts
The OMT s advice revealed serious concerns about the spread of the highly contagious “British” variant of COVID-19. According to the experts, the R-number of the new strain is 30 percent higher than the R-number of the “original” virus.