The cabinet is thinking of a curfew with old and new, a wish that has been expressed by various mayors. It is one of the measures that will be discussed tomorrow in an extra crisis meeting and cabinet meeting, sources report to the political editorial staff of RTL Nieuws.
Other measures that the cabinet is now considering are a longer Christmas holiday for secondary schools and the closure of non-essential stores.
These are the measures that will be discussed tomorrow. It has not been decided yet. It seems very likely that non-essential shops and ‘transit locations’, such as museums and zoos, will have to close. The closing of contact professions is also on the table. The cabinet is working on a heavy package of measures. In the most severe scenario, the Netherlands will be almost completely locked until at least the beginning of January.
What will be decided will probably be announced tomorrow evening in an additional press conference. “That really indicates the urgency of the problem,” says political reporter Frits Wester. “You don’t want it to take a few days when you have decided that stores should close, because then you will have a run on the stores.”
Fireworks ban better enforced
The cabinet would mainly consider a curfew because it would be better to enforce the fireworks ban.
For about a week, the number of people who have taken a positive corona test has increased enormously again. Today there were nearly 10,000.
The Netherlands cannot lag behind
Closure of non-essential stores is mainly on the table because Germany has decided to do so. Hubert Bruls, chairman of the national security council, already stated today that the Netherlands cannot really be left behind, because otherwise Germans will flock to the Dutch border region to do their Christmas shopping.
There has been speculation about a longer Christmas holiday for secondary schools, after a few weeks ago it became clear that the number of infections among teenagers is increasing sharply. It is also speculated that a temporary sharp decline in the number of infections could be attributable to the autumn holiday.
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