Last weekend it was almost summer busy on the beaches and in nature reserves, now it is quiet. Beach entrances are closed, parking spaces in forest areas closed.
Everywhere in the Netherlands, measures have been taken today to ensure that we are at least 1.5 meters apart. Beach entrances are (still) open in North Holland, but the popular road to the Wassenaarse Slag is closed.
The municipality of Westland between The Hague and Rotterdam has also closed the beach entrances, reports Broadcaster West. Zandvoort, Bloemendaal and Noordwijk call on people not to come to the beach,
That call works. Despite the beautiful weather, reporter Remco te Kloese saw “at most 25 people and two kite surfers” on the beach near Noordwijk, despite the beautiful weather, he said in the NOS Radio 1 News.
Good decision, a waste of trade
It was busy today at the Saturday market in Ede. Too busy, the municipality ruled at 1 p.m. The market was closed early by the police and enforcement because visitors were unable to keep one and a half meters apart.
A market trader who sells fruit and vegetables is disappointed Omroep Gelderland. “Unfortunately we have no choice,” he says. “This is a good decision, but it is a waste of business. And a shame for our wallets.”
On the market in Gouda, however, all provisions were observed:
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