Tomorrow the cabinet cannot give definitive clarity about the holidays in December, such as Christmas. That says Minister De Jonge of Public Health. Tomorrow evening, Prime Minister Rutte and Minister De Jonge will again give a corona press conference.
“Christmas is still a long way off. What we want to do of course: see if we can do something more, because it is a party that you celebrate together”, says Minister De Jonge, “But I don’t think we can clarify that tomorrow. The numbers are much lower than they were, but still much higher than they should be. ”
Tightening deleted
As expected, the extra tightening of two weeks ago will be canceled. That means that the group size will be expanded again. In addition, museums, libraries, amusement parks, zoos, concert halls and music stages may open their doors again. For such locations, the restrictions that were already in force in recent months still apply.
Many more relaxations are not foreseen now, it can be heard.
catering industry
Behind the scenes, various options are being considered for a reopening of the catering industry, but no green light is expected tomorrow. Soon there will be clarity about an experiment with 25 restaurants.
A definite timeline for the catering industry is expected around the beginning of December, according to the estimate.
Special downscaling plan
Last Sunday, ministers discussed a special downscaling plan in the Catshuis. That plan must clarify how quickly the measures can be phased out. The government’s current roadmap is primarily intended to reduce the number of infections as quickly as possible in several steps, but a new plan is needed to ease this off. It is not expected that a complete plan will be presented tomorrow.
Pleasant ambience
In recent weeks, ministers have been arguing about the corona measures to be taken. It led to heated sessions in the Catshuis. Last Sunday, the atmosphere was significantly better, according to those involved. This is also because the figures are falling and this time the ministers did not have to have difficult discussions about difficult measures.
The press conference can be followed live on RTL4 and via RTLNieuws.nl tomorrow evening.
