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One-way traffic has been established in Kalverstraat. The direction runs from Dam Square to Spui.
On Saturday, Amsterdam also reported that the city center was too busy with shoppers.
Sunday is also busy in other cities. Code red was announced in the municipality of Maastricht.
Maastricht
On Sunday afternoon, the municipality of Maastricht announced a code red for the city center in the Limburg capital. It is too busy, people can no longer keep five feet away, a spokeswoman said Sunday afternoon. The municipality is calling on people to stop coming. If people keep coming, mayor Annemarie Penn-te Strake will close the shops in the city center.
Mayor Annemarie Penn-te Strake
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It was also very busy in Maastricht on Saturday, according to the spokeswoman. The municipality then announced the orange code, just like Sunday morning. This means that one-way traffic applies in busy shopping streets and the municipality uses all available enforcers and so-called hospitality guides. On Sunday afternoon, the municipality announced code red with the warning that the mayor will close shops if the crowds do not decrease. According to the spokesman, there are, among others, many Belgians in the city. “Many people come to the city center to visit specific stores,” she said.
Eindhoven and Dordrecht
According to a spokesperson, it is also getting busier in Eindhoven on Sunday afternoon. The municipality is calling on people to stop coming to the city center. Saturday afternoon, Mayor John Jorritsma decided to close the shops earlier, because it was too busy. His colleague in Dordrecht did the same on Saturday.
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