Coronavirus restrictions in the Netherlands: what you need to know

Education
Primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities will revert to online education from Wednesday December 16 until Monday January 18, although there will be some exceptions for practical lessons and pupils in exam years and schools will offer support to vulnerable pupils. Daycare centres will also be closed to all but the children of essential workers.

Travel
The government is urging people not to travel by public transport unless they are an essential worker and to avoid all foreign travel until mid March unless it too is essential. From 6pm on Tuesday, many travellers arriving at a Dutch airport from an non-EU country will have to show they have a negative coronavirus test result (a standard PCR test not a fast test) no older than 72 hours on arrival, and carry a signed declaration of good health. The test requirement does not apply to Dutch and EU nationals, people from countries considered safe, border workers, transit…