AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Dutch government will lift the latest restrictions aimed at containing COVID-19 next week despite a recent increase in transmission, as the country learns to live with the coronavirus, officials said on Tuesday.
The Netherlands has ended a national quarantine and eliminated almost all measures related to the pandemic. As of March 23, the use of the mask will no longer be compulsory in public transport. They will still be mandatory on airplanes and at airport security posts.
The government will stop requiring a digital certificate to enter nightclubs and major events, the only places where they were still mandatory.
“It is possible and responsible to further mitigate the measures”, Health Minister Ernst Kuipers told the national broadcaster NOS.
People arriving in the Netherlands from the European Union or from the Schengen passport-free zone will no longer have to show a COVID-19 certification.
New infections began to increase after the annual carnival weekend, which was celebrated with big street parties in many small and large cities.
More than 21,600 people have died of COVID-19 in the Netherlands during the pandemic, which began in March 2020. 85% of those over 12 years of age are vaccinated and 62% of adults have received the booster dose.
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