With conditions: First brothels are allowed to reopen

With conditions: First brothels are allowed to reopen

The sex business is one of the last areas banned in the corona pandemic. With existential consequences for prostitutes and brothels. In some federal states, sex work will soon be allowed again – subject to certain conditions. Brothels are allowed to reopen in some parts of northern Germany. The northern states of Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Lower … Read more

New sea lock IJmuiden is not named after sign language interpreter Irma Sluis | NOW

New sea lock IJmuiden is not named after sign language interpreter Irma Sluis |  NOW

The new sea lock in IJmuiden will not be named after the well-known sign language interpreter Irma Sluis. The municipality of Velsen has started a campaign together with Rijkswaterstaat and says it will go for an internationally useful name on Wednesday. Rijkswaterstaat says that a frequent entry among the five thousand responses was the name … Read more

Number of positive corona tests in week time increased by more than 40 percent to 19,326 | NOW

Number of positive corona tests in week time increased by more than 40 percent to 19,326 |  NOW

The GGDs have 19,326 new positive corona tests since last Tuesday reported at the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM). That is 43 percent more than last week (13,471). Due to the increasing number of infections and overflowing hospitals, the cabinet announced a series of national measures on Monday evening. The number … Read more

Court: OM must provide clarity about following lawyers in Dubai | NOW

Court: OM must provide clarity about following lawyers in Dubai |  NOW

The court in Amsterdam has the Public Prosecution Service (OM) Tuesday ordered to provide more clarity about observing lawyers in the search for Ridouan T. The request to hear witnesses about the shadow action has been rejected. Several lawyers in the Marengo trial had asked for further investigation after it became known that Nico Meijering … Read more

Infant mortality has fallen sharply over the past twenty years | NOW

Infant mortality has fallen sharply over the past twenty years |  NOW

The number of live babies who die before their first birthday has fallen sharply since 2000, according to data from the Central Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday (CBS). In 2000, an average of 5.1 babies died per 1,000 live births. That death rate has fallen in 20 years to 3.6 deaths per 1,000 live births. … Read more

Answers to your questions about the new national corona measures | NOW

Answers to your questions about the new national corona measures |  NOW

Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Minister Hugo de Jonge (Public Health) gave a press conference on Monday evening about the increasing number of positive corona tests in the Netherlands, in which they announced new national measures. In this article we answer the most frequently asked questions that came in on our response platform NUjij. Does … Read more

Group size up to 40 outside and 30 inside, at home maximum 3 guests | NOW

Group size up to 40 outside and 30 inside, at home maximum 3 guests |  NOW

The maximum group size is further limited. A maximum of 40 people are allowed to gather for outdoor activities, while a maximum of thirty is allowed indoors, Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Minister Hugo de Jonge (Public Health) announced on Monday evening during a press conference about the increasing number of positive corona tests. A … Read more

‘Number of admissions is rising rapidly, hospitals may have to scale down care’ | NOW

‘Number of admissions is rising rapidly, hospitals may have to scale down care’ |  NOW

The number of corona patients admitted to Dutch hospitals continues to increase rapidly. If this trend continues, that number will rise to over a thousand over the weekend. In that case, hospitals may have to scale down their regular care. This is what President Ernst Kuipers of the National Network Acute Care (LNAZ) said on … Read more