Rutte: “Coronavirus is back”; hospitality, new rules for the group

The new outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 new coronavirus infections will lead to new restrictions in at least six regions of the Netherlands starting Monday. “The coronavirus is back,” Prime Minister Mark Latte said at a press conference on Friday night. At the event, Health Minister Hugo de Jonge introduced a three-stage warning system in 25 security areas in the Netherlands. The 19 regions are at level 1, or “alert.” That is, people still need to pay attention to the rules of social distance. And six regions, including the four largest cities, were placed at “worrisome” level 2.

The six Level 2 regions include Amsterdam-Amstelland, Rotterdam-Rheinmond, The Hague, Utrecht, Leiden and Kennemelland, including Haarlem, which covers Midden in the Netherlands. More regions could be added to the list next week, De Jonge said. No regions have been placed as “serious” or level 3.

The hospitality industry in these locations cannot accept new customers from midnight. In addition, all facilities must be closed by 1 am. Funeral and educational facilities.

“It’s a possible scenario that lockdown-like measures are taken in certain areas as needed,” said Dejonge. Alone this week 8,000 Dutch residents tested positive According to RIVM data, the virus is about the same for the entire month of June and July. Randstad has about two-thirds of positive tests and three-quarters of coronavirus-related hospitalizations.

The mayors of these Level 2 cities will also close areas where people gather to hold parties with little consideration of the rules of the coronavirus. “After this meeting, the mayor will announce additional measures in their area. We will support them as a cabinet and support those measures nationwide,” Rutte said.

Since the press conference was announced earlier this week, the Hospitality Movement Association KHN has been Very candid for further restrictions In the hospitality and catering department. According to KHN, the catering facility It is unfairly classified as a major cause of infection. “Last week’s RIVM figures show 113 people across the Netherlands infected with the catering industry,” industry groups said. “This is 5.5% of all infected people.”

The police union’s ACP also raised concerns about plans to set catering facility closure times in parts of the country. “We anticipate a major problem,” spokeswoman Gerit van de Kamp told Metronew. “We don’t have the ability to enforce these rules, but even if we could enforce them, the problem would only go outwards.” According to Van der Kamp, of drinking and rules. This combination of gradual understanding can lead to dangerous situations. “This can quickly get out of hand. It’s just impossible.”

Infections are on the rise rapidly, but “we never lose control,” Rutte said.

The data showed that the basic replication (R) number of infections was 1.4. That is, 100 infected people will infect 140 people. If the R number stays at that level, there are 10,000 new infections every day in the Netherlands, five times the total for Friday’s day. “The facts are really worrisome,” Rutte said. “Hospital admissions are certainly increasing rapidly. The first patients have already been moved to prevent their usual treatments from being compromised,” he said. The Prime Minister expressed concern over increasing pressure on nurses, health care workers and long-term care staff.

“We don’t lose control of the virus, but we’re worried about the increase and we need to turn it around,” Rutte insisted.

“Is this the second wave? If you look at the number of infections, it’s true, but if you look at the hospital situation, it’s not,” De Jonge said. About 280 people were being treated for Covid-19 in a Dutch hospital on Friday, more than double that of 11 days ago, but much less than in the spring months.

To free up testing ability, parents prevent some children from being tested for the virus. “Children under the age of 12 no longer need to be tested. It is permissible, but not necessary. This is related to the fact that the risk of transmission is low,” said De Jongge. “We are doing our best to improve our testing ability. Unfortunately, the shortage lasts for weeks and we only need to test if we have a complaint.”