Stay at home as much as possible! That is the message conveyed by the cabinet during the last press conference. Now that the virus can no longer be traced properly, the cabinet wants to focus as much as possible on preventing further spread. The cafes and restaurants are closing again. Team sports for adults will be restricted and there will be a duty to mask. According to Minister De Jonge, we are currently in the most serious scenario. That is why the measures will apply for four weeks for the time being. 

“The measures are also going to hurt. But it is the only way. Be the realistic Dutchman who takes his responsibility and stands up, and that is now, ”said Prime Minister Mark Rutte.

The new corona measures will take effect tomorrow evening at 22.00 p.m. Shopping Sundays are abolished, events are 'not done'and meetings in rooms can accommodate up to 30 people. The sale of alcohol also stops after 20 hours. “We don't have a curfew, but we do have some kind of alcohol clockRutte explains the situation. In addition, the cabinet has drawn up a 'road map' based on the Irish example. The call to work from home will also become even clearer. Those who do not have a vital job are asked to work from home. Schools and gyms will remain open for the time being.

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The end to noncommittalism. That is the short summary about the masks. A group of Dutch people consciously take the risk of infecting others. In 10 of the 25 security regions, so many corona infections were detected in the past week that they meet the conditions for the status 'very serious'. 

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