The taxi sector has to deal with one blow after another. Both primary and secondary schools are closing, and they must switch back to online education as much as possible. For many freelancers there are hard blows again now that the little transport that was still there comes to a complete standstill. Childcare options will only remain for primary school parents with essential professions, because childcare must also be closed.
hotel kitchens closed
Hotels have long been a thorn in the side of many restaurants. With offers of a hotel room including dinner and breakfast, they were often able to bring the occupancy rate to 20% to 30% in the weekend, but that is now over. Hotels will remain open, but they are no longer allowed to serve food and drink to their guests, including in the room with room service. afhaall counters of the catering industry may remain open, as it is now. Churches, mosques and other places of worship will also remain open. The same for community centers for vulnerable people.
shops closed
Non-essential stores such as department stores will close. No more visits to Ikea, garden centers or clothing stores. Essential shops such as supermarkets and other food shops, banks and pharmacies will remain open. The measures must take effect at noon tonight to prevent a run on shops tomorrow. In several cities there were long queues for shops such as Douglas and Rituals when the measures leaked. The hardware stores were also crowded.
The mayor of Maastricht is certainly about what measures she thinks are needed to get corona under it in the South Limburg security region.
"We yearn for a huge blow with a hammer", she refers to an earlier statement by Prime Minister Rutte. He wanted to 'beat down' the virus with a big hammer. "We will not pull it. It cannot be sustained. There is something there. necessary to prevent so many people from being together. "
There is a huge buzz at hairdressers across the country today, the day before the closure. After The Hague, the municipalities of Leiden and Rotterdam are now also reporting that the city center is getting busier. In several cities, queues have formed at shops. People are still trying to quickly buy before the closure.
parcel delivery
PostNL is looking at whether the company's capacity can be increased, now that it may become even busier for parcel deliverers from Tuesday. It is expected that much more will be ordered online if physical locations of stores are closed.
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