Rutte and Laschet appeal: do not cross the border during Easter | Inland

Last Wednesday, mayors from the Achterhoek and Twente and German regional administrators made the same call. Normally during Easter it is very busy with visits across the border.

Rutte and Laschet want to prevent corona from spreading between the border areas, now that the infection rates are high. “We are in the third wave. Therefore, we must exercise great caution, ”the joint statement said. However, they emphasize that North Rhine-Westphalia and the Netherlands “coped with the challenges better than most other border regions in Europe over the past year.” They say it is “important to press ahead now.”

The same warning was issued last year, but then by Justice Minister Ferd Grapperhaus and his German counterpart.

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