Fine for breaking quarantine rules will be €435, and that means a criminal record
Travellers who ignore coronavirus quarantine rules when they arrive in the Netherlands from a risky country will face a €435 fine, under draft legislation sent to parliament by health minister Hugo de Jonge on Friday.
The law is likely to come into effect on May 15, when the Netherlands is set to lift some of the restrictions it has imposed on foreign travel. A fine of €435 means an automatic criminal record.
Currently people arriving in the Netherlands from red or orange zone countries – which cover most of the world – are supposed to go into quarantine for 10 days, or less if they have a negative test after a five day wait. But research suggests just one in five people actually stick to the rules when they return from abroad.
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