The Groningen safety region will make an emergency regulation on Tuesday in response to the new corona measures of the cabinet. Among other things, it is looking at what space there is for exceptions, for example conference complexes and catering establishments. They would then be allowed to admit more than thirty people.
The Groningen safety region will make an emergency regulation on Tuesday in response to the new corona measures taken by the cabinet. Among other things, it is looking at what space there is for exceptions, for example, conference rooms and catering establishments. They would then be allowed to admit more than thirty people.
Dagblad van het Noorden reported on Monday evening that Mayor Koen Schuiling, also chairman of the Groningen Safety Region, sees an exemption for restaurants and cafés that have space for more than thirty people and that demonstrate that they do not contribute to the spread of the virus. According to Hans Coenraads, spokesman for Schuiling, the possibilities are still being investigated. “We are now in the moment between the press conference of the cabinet and the elaboration of the formal letter that we receive from the ministry. We have to translate that formal instruction into an emergency ordinance.” According to Coenraads, Prime Minister Mark Rutte has something to do during the press conference on Monday. said about exemptions that are possible for group sizes per room. “We must now carefully examine the letter from the ministry to see what that means for the different sectors. Perhaps something is possible by looking at whether locations can be divided into multiple compartments.” Then it must also be clear whether exceptions are possible for the catering industry. Such an exceptional position could also apply to event complexes such as MartiniPlaza and the Forum. The security region will eventually consult with those parties to see how many people can enter. The spokesperson for the mayor therefore emphasizes that Groningen does not go against national policy. In theory, all security regions can use the space in the formal letter from the ministry in their own emergency ordinance. Coenraads: “The most important thing now is that we are going to tighten the reins and that we all have to put social contacts on the back burner for at least three weeks.”
