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Mayor Wouter Kolff of Dordrecht issued an emergency ordinance. Retailers were told not to let new customers in from 3:30 PM and to be completely closed by 4:00 PM. He also called on shoppers via Twitter not to come to the city center anymore.
Also in Eindhoven, all shops had to close at 4 p.m. due to crowds in the center. Since 3 p.m. entrepreneurs were no longer allowed to let in new customers. “Because of the crowds, people cannot keep a distance of 1.5 meters from each other. This puts public health at risk and we have to close the shops, ”said a spokesman for the municipality.
It will be busy again in the center of Eindhoven on Saturday.
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He did not want to anticipate on Sunday, but “if the situation is similar to today, these kinds of measures are also needed tomorrow,” he said. “We have been calling for two days to go to the city alone, and only if it is urgently needed. So hopefully that will help people to think again on Sunday before coming to the center. ”
Rotterdam
It was also getting too busy in Rotterdam, the safety region reported. It called on people to stop coming to the center of the city, Alexandrium and Zuidplein. To prevent the public from coming to the center, access was restricted.
Amsterdam
The municipality of Amsterdam reported that it was too busy in the shopping area in the city center around 1.30 pm. That is why, just like Friday, there was one-way traffic for pedestrians in Kalverstraat and Nieuwendijk.
Roermond
The Designer Outlet in Roermond also closed its doors on Saturday afternoon due to enormous crowds, according to 1Limburg. Visitors who cannot enter will wait in long lines in front of the entrance gates.
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