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Designer Outlet Roermond, which it says is the largest outlet center in Europe, had to send away a few shopping Germans on Easter Day who showed up without an appointment. There are also many phone calls and e-mails coming in from people who want to come and shop this Easter weekend, the outlet center says.

The shopping center is also popular with the eastern neighbors on public holidays, but they have slightly different corona measures for shopping than the Netherlands. In the Netherlands, shopping is by appointment. This requires an appointment at least four hours in advance and a maximum number of visitors applies, depending on the size of the store. In Germany you can make a reservation on the spot, according to the outlet center. Some Germans also ask if they can also come shopping if they can show a rapid test with a negative corona result, but that is also not allowed in the Netherlands.

Not all 185 stores in the outlet center will be open this Easter weekend, but the opened stores are probably fully booked, the outlet center suspects. It is not known exactly how many people will come shopping this weekend.

5:00 am – Brazilian judge allows church services during Easter

Despite Brazil being badly hit by the coronavirus, a Supreme Court judge has paved the way for church services during Easter. He issued an order that states and municipalities cannot completely ban religious celebrations because of the corona pandemic. Previously imposed bans have been reversed, Brazilian media reported.

Restrictions do apply. For example, the places of worship may only receive a quarter of the maximum number of visitors, mouth masks are mandatory and sufficient distance must be kept.

The association of evangelical lawyers had filed a lawsuit because the previously imposed bans on church services were alleged to be in violation of the right to freedom of religion and the separation of church and state. Certainly in difficult times such as now, consolation through religious activities is indispensable, the judge found.

Brazil has both the second highest number of corona infections in the world and the second highest death toll after the United States. Nowhere else are there more corona deaths every day than in the South American country. More than 330,000 Brazilians have died from the lung virus since the coronavirus outbreak. Last Wednesday, the country registered a record number of 3869 deaths within 24 hours.

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