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14/04/2021

Dear all,

After the press conference of last night, it has been announced that the current measures in the battle against the COVID-19 virus will remain the same.

The government now has drafted a plan to re-open society safely, step-by-step. However, the swill depends on the admission of COVID-19 patients in the hospital.

You can read all about the plan at the following link:
https://www.government.nl/latest/news/2021/04/13/plan-to-reopen-society-step-by-step

Stay safe and take care. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us!

23/02/2021

Dear all,

After tonight's press conference, the Dutch government has eased some measures. The ease of measures will start next week. The government has announced the following:

1st of March:
1. High schools and Vocational Education will open again. Universities will remain closed.

3rd of March:
2. Contact professions, like barbers, will open again. To make use of a contact profession, you have to make an appointment.
3. It will be possible to ‘shop-on-appointment’, click & collect or ordering will also still be possible. There is a maximum of 2 people per floor and an appointment has to be made latest 4 hours before the appointment.
4. It will be allowed to do team sports again in groups till the age of 27 years.

The curfew has been prolonged till the 15th of March. All the measures will be in effect until the 15th of March. On the 8th of March, a new press conference will be held to announce the current state.

Keep in mind that all the basic measures, like 1.5 meter distance and wearing face masks inside, still apply!

Stay safe and take care!

22/01/2021

Important information about the Curfew in The Netherlands

From the 23rd of January, the curfew will start. The curfew will be from 21.00 till 4.30 in the morning. This means it is FORBIDDEN to be outside. If you are outside, you can risk a fine of €95,00. The measure will be in effect until 10th of February, 4.30 in the morning.

Valid reasons to be outside are:
- If there is a calamity;
- Urgent (medical) assistance for a person or an animal;
- Walking to dog (on a leash and alone);
- For a funeral;
- For work;
- Traveling abroad or traveling back home from abroad;
- After a call from a judge or a public prosecutor;
- An exam for vocational education (MBO), University of Applied Sciences (HBO) or University.

For going outside with one of the valid reasons, you need to fill in a form (eigen verklaring avondklok). If you need to travel for work, your employer should also fill in a form (werkgeversverklaring). These forms can be found here:

https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/coronavirus-covid-19/avondklok/wanneer-eigen-verklaring-avondklok-nodig

We hope that all is clear. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us!

20/01/2021

COVID-19 Update

The Dutch government had a press conference in which they announced new measures in the battle against the COVID-19 virus.

1. At home, you can invite maximum 1 person.
2. Travellers from other countries coming back to the Netherlands need to be able to show a negative PCR test that has been taken in the past 72 hours, and need to do a rapid test before entering the country. Thus, it is necessary to have two negative tests. This accounts for flights, ferries, trains, busses and cars. In addition, when one comes from abroad, you have to go in quarantine for 10 days.
3. From Saturday onwards, there is a prohibition of flights from the UK, South-Africa and South-America. This prohibition will stay until there is a mandatory quarantine from travellers from those regions.

There also have been talks about the curfew. The curfew would be between 20.30 and 4.30. However, this is NOT yet set, because the government is still debating about this. As soon as it is an official measure, we will announce it on our page!

16/01/2021

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09/01/2021

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12/03/2020

Update COVID-19

UPDATE COVID-19

Dear all,

Today, the Dutch Government gave a new conference. Last week, several measures for some regions (mainly Noord-Brabant) in the Netherlands were taken to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Due to the current situation, the government is applying the measures to ALL regions in the Netherlands.

The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) of the Netherlands is applying the following measures:

1. Stay at home when you have a cold, cough, sore throat or fever. Please distance yourself socially in this case. Call your GP only if the symptoms get worse.
2. Gatherings with more than 100 people are being cancelled in the Netherlands. This also accounts for public spaces like museums, concert halls, theaters, sport clubs and sport games.
3. If possible, work from home as much as possible.
4. For the vulnerable groups (namely, elderly and people with a weaker health): distance yourself from social gatherings and public transport.

The measures are taken for the whole country until the 31st of March.

For all the information, and to prevent you from misinformation, we suggest you to visit the website of the RIVM, which is also available in English:

https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/current-information-about-novel-coronavirus-covid-19

Information can also be found on the website of the World Health Organization:

https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019

We understand that these are confusing times for all, especially when you are from abroad. We are trying to inform you as soon as possible with the correct information that we retrieve from the RIVM. We, ESN The Netherlands and all our sections, are here to support and help you when necessary. If you have any questions, worries or need help, don’t hesitate to contact us. All our volunteers are here to help you!

We would kindly like to remind everyone to stay calm and safe. Together, we can control the situation! 🧡

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