The Netherlands: Dutch cabinet to discuss COVID-19 rules as OMT advises further relaxations

The government’s decision to leave a number of lockdown measures in place at the last press conference was met with much controversy and various protests and demonstrations across the Netherlands. Now, however, less than two weeks later, the outlook appears to be more positive and Prime Minister Mark Rutte is optimistic about lifting various COVID-19 restrictions on Tuesday.

The OMT is also feeling more hopeful, with the latest report from medical experts advising the Dutch government to reopen the hospitality and cultural industries, albeit with an enforced closing time of 8pm.

Sources in The Hague have suggested that Rutte and Health Minister Ernst Kuipers will opt to open restaurants, museums, theatres, and cinemas, with an enforced closing time of 10pm. With these venues reopening, the government will also reintroduce the use of coronavirus certificates.

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EU Normalizing: Sightseeing, shopping and socializing: Normal life resumes in some EU nations as pandemic restrictions ease

With nearly 180 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in European Union nations, some member nations are slowly easing pandemic restrictions, meaning people can enjoy the sights, shops and nightlife. Here, people visit the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on May 3, the day of its reopening after weeks of closure

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