Dutch people who travel to Germany will have to deal with stricter rules after Easter. German policy is being tightened due to the high number of corona infections in the Netherlands. This means that travelers crossing the border from the Netherlands must be able to show a negative corona test immediately from Tuesday.

The Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the German RIVM, announced on Sunday that the Netherlands is classified as a high-risk area due to the rising contamination figures. Neighboring countries the Czech Republic, Poland and France have already received this designation because the number of infections per 100.000 inhabitants is too high.

Travelers previously had to deal with a test obligation when they traveled to Germany from the Netherlands, but this is being tightened. At the moment, the Dutch must only be able to demonstrate with a test that they are not infected with the corona virus after a stay of 48 hours in Germany.

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Designer Outlet Roermond, which it says is the largest outlet center in Europe, had to send away a few shopping Germans on Easter Day who showed up at the door without an appointment. There are also many phone calls and e-mails coming in from people who want to shop this Easter weekend, the outlet center says.

The shopping center is also popular with the eastern neighbors on public holidays, but they have slightly different corona measures for shopping than the Netherlands. In the Netherlands, shopping is by appointment. For this you must have made an appointment at least four hours in advance and a maximum number of visitors applies, depending on the size of the store. In Germany you can make a reservation on the spot, according to the outlet center. Some Germans also ask if they can also come shopping if they can show a rapid test with a negative corona result, but that is also not allowed in the Netherlands.

Not all 185 stores in the outlet center will be open this Easter weekend, but the opened stores are probably fully booked, the outlet center suspects. It is not known exactly how many people will come shopping this weekend.

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