Mon Sep 20, 2021 – 6:56 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – The Netherlands is set to abolish the majority of COVID restrictions, according to international news reports, but as has now become increasingly frequent in Europe, a wide-ranging “health pass” will replace them.
As of September 25, leaked information from the “Outbreak Management Team” has revealed that proof of “complete” vaccination, recovery from COVID less than six months ago, or a negative COVID test less than 24-hours old will be required to enter cultural venues except museums and libraries and indoor spaces in hotels, restaurants, and cafés.
Strong opposition in Parliament has already obliged the government to scrap plans to make the pass compulsory on restaurant and café terraces. Some cities such as Amsterdam have made clear that they will not actively inspect or implement fines against restaurant and bar managers on customer checks. Workers in the said venues will not be required to have a valid health pass.
At the same time, the “one-and-a-half-meter rule” which has been in force since April 2020, at the beginning of the COVID crisis, will be lifted on September 25. At last, people who do not share the same home will not risk a 95 euro fine if they move too close together (and even
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