Tomorrow the Dutch government will announce that the corona QR Code pass is being expanded to more sectors and the mask obligation also returns. According to insiders, the government will announce this tomorrow, supposedly because of the rising infection figures. Starting this Friday, the corona QR Code pass will be mandatory in gyms, swimming pools and also at so called transfer locations such as zoos, amusement parks and museums.
The cabinet has also discussed introducing the corona QR Code pass at work and in higher education and MBO, but according to the insiders, that will not happen very soon. This is because a QR code at work requires an amendment to the law, which the House of Representatives must then approve. Additionally, the mask obligation will return in public indoor spaces such as town halls and libraries and in contact professions such as hairdressers. According to other sources, there is a good chance that masks will also become mandatory in shops, but a final decision on this is not expected until tomorrow.
A measure that is being tightened is the home working advice , more than a month after the advice was withdrawn . From now on, the outgoing cabinet wants people to work from home half of the time. At the end of last week it became clear that things would go in this direction, because the cabinet is concerned.
The Dutch Security Council will discuss the package of measures against the increasing corona infections in Utrecht on Monday evening that the cabinet wants to announce on Tuesday. The 25 mayors who chair a security region deal with the enforcement of corona measures. Outgoing ministers Ferd Grapperhaus (Justice and Security) and Hugo de Jonge (Public Health) are likely to attend the meeting.
Tomorrow evening there will be a press conference by Prime Minister Rutte and Minister De Jonge in which they will officially announce the measures. The government is expected to check in two weeks whether the measures have been sufficient. The cabinet does not rule out the possibility of discussing the introduction of a corona QR Code pass at work at a later date. The so called 2G rule is also not completely off the table as a possible measure. This would mean that only vaccinated and cured corona patients can receive a QR code. In that case, a negative test is no longer enough.
New large street protests in The Netherlands are expected to happen at November 7. I will be attending these and I'll make a video report.
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