The acting Minister of Health, Hugo de Jonge, explained that the measures seek to reduce hospital pressure.
The Dutch Government announced this November 2 the reintroduction of social distance in the Netherlands “as a basic rule” and the reinforcement of the use of the Covid-19 pass in social life, in an attempt to stop the rapid increase in infections and of hospital pressure.
The acting Dutch Prime Minister, Mark Rutte, stressed the “difficulty” of reimposing restrictions due to the pandemic and announced that the 1.5 meter social distance “is back in force”, with the recovery of rules such as the I telecommute at least half the time and the requirement of the covid pass in more places from next day 6.
The Dutch will have to show a valid QR code to sit on the outdoor terraces, access museums, swimming pools, gyms and other closed places of public access, in addition to hospitality, nightlife and events musical and cultural, where the covid pass is already required.
Masks, now only necessary within public transport, are once again mandatory in shops, train stations, school corridors, government buildings and in contact professions, such as hairdressers and massage therapists.
The acting Minister of Health, Hugo de Jonge, explained that the measures seek to reduce hospital pressure and recalled that most of the patients with covid-19 admitted are not vaccinated, and many of them “would not be” in the hospital if they had received the vaccinations that were offered to them.
“I would like you to consider it again if you are not vaccinated,” urged the minister, who recalled that “being healthy” does not mean that those around us are also, and getting vaccinated is protecting “your loved ones.”
He also confirmed that he will follow the recommendation made today by the Health Council, which considered necessary a booster dose for people over 60 years old, starting in December for those over 80 years old, which will be followed by those who are in nursing homes. seniors.
The minister announced that “eventually” people under the age of 60 with a healthy immune system could also receive a booster vaccine, although a concrete decision in this regard has not yet been made.
On the other hand, the local health committee in Amsterdam has traced the origin of at least 1,027 cases of coronavirus to an electronic music festival that took place in mid-October in the Dutch capital.
The event sold some 300,000 tickets for different shows throughout the city and admission was conditional on the covid pass, which recognizes vaccinated people, people who have overcome covid-19 and those who have a negative result.
Since the Netherlands put an end, on September 25, to the rules of social distance in exchange for the use of the covid pass in hospitality and cultural events, infections in the country have skyrocketed to more than 7,000 a day.
According to data published today by the Institute of Public Health (RIVM), there have been 54,000 positive cases in the last seven days, an increase of 39.3% compared to the previous week, while the rate of reproduction of infections is already at 1.20.
At least 81.7% of the population over 12 years of age in the Netherlands have already received the full regimen, which amounts to 85.2% with at least one dose, but it is estimated that around 1.8 million People refuse to be vaccinated for a variety of reasons, including skepticism of COVID-19 vaccines or for religious reasons. (I)
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