Intensive care specialist Diederik Gommers has said the Dutch government opted for the ‘riskiest scenario’ in loosening coronavirus restrictions at the end of September. Gommers, chair of the intensive care association NVIC, told news agency ANP that the Outbreak Management Team set out three options for the next stage of the pandemic response on September 25: keep the current rules, remove social distancing but keep limits on events such as festivals, or open up society with minimal restrictions. The cabinet...

Verschillende Haagse kroegen gaan niet meewerken aan de zogeheten coronapas die klanten moeten laten zien vanaf 25 september. Vanaf die datum is een coronatoegangsbewijs nodig om toegang te krijgen tot de horeca.