Terraces are open in some places in our region as a protest against the corona policy. From Saturday, shops can be open again until 17:00, but catering must remain closed for the time being. At Van Kinsbergen on Prins Hendrikplein in The Hague, for example, people have been sitting on the terrace all afternoon. Earlier in the day, Omroep West took a look at Boskoop
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Municipality of Gouda allows one-time opening of the catering industry
The municipality of Gouda has given permission once for the protest action by the catering industry. Promotional catering businesses are allowed to open once on Saturday afternoon, January 15, between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. to express their feelings of dissatisfaction with the ongoing corona restrictions from the cabinet. The opening is only allowed under the condition of the agreements made with Koninklijke Horeca Gouda and with due observance of the corona measures.’
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Fewer than 900 corona patients in the nursing wards
For the first time since October last year, the number of corona patients in nursing wards of Dutch hospitals has fallen to below 900. A total of 898 people with the virus among the members are still occupying a bed in a nursing ward on Saturday, according to the most recent figures from the National Coordination Center for Patient Distribution (LCPS).
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That is a decrease of 56 patients compared to 24 hours ago. There are currently 321 people in intensive care with Covid-19, the disease caused by the corona virus. That is also less than Friday, when 334 corona patients were cared for on an IC. A total of 1,219 corona patients are still in Dutch hospitals, 69 fewer than the previous 24 hours.
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Café boss in The Hague: an afternoon open does not change
Music café De Paraplu, located between the ministries and near the old building of the House of Representatives on the Haage Bagijnestraat, will deliberately not open on Saturday, owner Dion Kemeling says. ‘We long for relief, but hosting guests for one afternoon won’t change that.’
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He calls the government’s promise that the catering industry can ‘possibly’ reopen later this month, provided the infection and hospital figures do not rise too fast. “We are therefore dependent on shopkeepers and the behavior of people who have been in lockdown for weeks. Can you feel it coming?’
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Above all, he hopes for some degree of stability in the future. “We are so looking forward to a full tent. Mudguards, codes, if necessary we operate in a spacesuit, it doesn’t matter.” Prime Minister Rutte will ‘of course’ also be welcomed with open arms at De Umbrella, ‘Then we will toast to the end of this misery.’
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Mayors of the Haaglanden region want long-term perspective
In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the mayors in the Haaglanden region have asked to work with sectors on long-term prospects. ‘We urge that this be taken seriously in future decision-making.’
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According to the mayors, it is becoming increasingly noticeable how hard the corona measures are having for the sectors that cannot yet open and for which the support schemes are often completely inadequate. ‘The nine mayors in the Haaglanden region are very concerned about this and ask to see how these sectors can also open safely at the new weighing moment. We think it is important that clarity is provided about this in the short term.’
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The letter was signed by the mayors of Delft, The Hague, Leidschendam-Voorburg, Midden-Delfland, Pijnacker-Nootdorp, Rijswijk, Wassenaar, Westland and Zoetermeer.
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Boskoop catering industry opens its doors
Four Boskoop catering entrepreneurs will open their doors to guests for a few hours on Saturday. Guests can come and drink coffee or tea between 10:00 and 12:00, as a protest against the corona measures. ‘In our profession we are treated a bit like a bunch of little toddlers, and we are tired of that. At least, I do,” says Fred Noorlander of Grandcafé De Hoek to
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‘We fully understand the measures that are necessary and we also understand that something has to be done. But that doesn’t mean that you get a mental blow every time,” says Edwin Dufais of Grandcafé Roos Eten & Drinken. They also open the doors of the restaurant for two hours on Saturday morning.
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‘Unbelievably shitty and unfair’, cultural sector remains closed
‘Incredibly shitty’, ‘unexplainable’ and ‘unfair’.
The reactions of the directors and business leaders of cultural institutions The government’s decision to keep the sector closed is obvious. The decision will be pushed back ten days. The directors feel passed over and see the bond with their audience deteriorate as a result of the closure.’ Every time you are told that you are not essential. That is and remains a difficult message’.—
The cabinet announced on Friday that cinemas, museums and theaters must keep their doors closed for at least another ten days. Shops, gyms and hairdressers are allowed to open again. The cultural sector is not happy with this, because a lot of work is already done by appointment in the sector and it is possible to keep a distance. However, theaters and other cultural institutions are allowed to receive amateur groups and students again.
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Children from 5 to 11 vaccinated from next week
Children aged 5 to 11 can receive a vaccination against the corona virus from next week. Thirty GGD vaccination streets have been specially set up for this, writes Minister Ernst Kuipers of Public Health to the House.
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The first invitations to vaccinate these children will be sent to their parents from January 18. This concerns about 1.2 million children. For the time being, the children will only be vaccinated with the BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine.
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Children aged 5 to 11 years from medical risk groups have been vaccinated against corona since last month. This concerns 1350 children. Another 1450 appointments are scheduled, according to the minister.
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Hospitals can start working on delayed care again
Hospitals are back to work to make up for delayed care. Minister Ernst Kuipers of Public Health is withdrawing the so-called phase 2d. That’s the final stage before stage 3, which in practice means ‘code black’. Then there is a shortage of IC beds. Phase 2d was announced on November 26 as the ICUs filled up with Covid patients. All hands were needed there. Phase 2d meant that all hospitals were postponing their plannable care and critical plannable surgeries if possible.
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The National Acute Care Network (LNAZ) has asked the ministry to withdraw phase 2d. This makes it possible again to work on delivering the delayed care. In the first instance, attention will be paid to IC-dependent critical care that can be planned,’ says the minister. The move is possible because the number of corona patients in hospitals is still decreasing despite record highs of infections. If the situation does get out of hand again, the agreement is that it can be scaled up to 1200 IC beds within three days.
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