This is the most important corona news of Sunday 13 February.
13:00 – Four arrests around trucker protest in The Hague
Four people were arrested on Saturday around the trucker demonstration of Freedom Convoy Netherlands in The Hague. Two people were arrested for insulting, two others for public assault. On Sunday morning, one of the four was still in custody, a police spokesman said.
Due to the action on Saturday, traffic in part of the center was closed. The Convoy demonstrators held the protest because they say they want to get rid of Rutte’s “demolition policy” and “all measures that have been introduced in the past two years”, such as the mouth cap obligation.
11:30 am – Fine for Amsterdam nightclubs that opened doors
During the protest action De Nacht op op 25 Amsterdam nightclubs were found to be illegally open. According to a spokesperson for the municipality, at least 24 clubs can expect a fine of 4500 euros.
It was known in advance of 24 of the 25 checked clubs that they were taking part in the action against the corona measures, which has caused nightlife to come to a standstill for a long time. Mayor Femke Halsema had warned these owners in advance that if they opened, they risked a penalty. Repetition will result in closure. It is not yet clear whether the club whose participation in the protest was not known will also be fined.
11:00 am – Rotterdam clubs were requested to close during protest action
All eight nightclubs that participated in the protest action De Nacht stands in Rotterdam have been warned and were asked to close their doors. According to a spokeswoman for Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb, no excesses have occurred.
A so-called administrative report is drawn up against four cases, on the basis of which the municipality can, for example, impose a fine or penalty. The spokeswoman could not yet say what the reason is. According to her, an illegal outdoor event ended at the beginning of Saturday evening in the center.
10:30 am – The Netherlands in Resistance demonstrates in The Hague
The Malieveld in The Hague is the scene of a demonstration against the corona measures on Sunday afternoon, under the motto ‘we are tired of the lies’. The demonstration is organized by the Netherlands in Resistance.
The participants walk a protest march that starts and ends on the Malieveld. Along the way they pass the Hofvijver near the Binnenhof. The organization says it is counting on 25,000 participants. The demonstration starts at 1:00 PM and lasts until approximately 4:00 PM. There will be performances and speakers, including the foreman of the Netherlands in Resistance, Michel Reijinga.
10:00 am – Young people ‘celebrate’ protest party in Maastricht
On Saturday evening, several thousand young people gathered in Maastricht for an illegal rave party. They protested against the fact that the night catering industry was not allowed to open in the city on pain of a penalty of 50,000 euros. Shortly before midnight the party seemed to be drawing to a close and many young people had already left.
9:00 am – Enforcers put an end to party in Patronaat in Haarlem
Enforcers put an end to the party in the Patronaat in Haarlem on Saturday evening. At 10:45 p.m., boas ordered the club to stop performing, director Jolanda Beyer said. “We asked if we could continue for a while, but that was not an option.”
She then went on stage and asked the audience to leave the club. According to Beyer, that went smoothly. Boas stayed close by to see if everyone really left the club.
8:30 am – Fine for pop stage 013 in Tilburg for opening doors
Poppodium 013 in Tilburg was fined 10,000 euros on Saturday evening because the club was open after 10 p.m. in violation of the corona rules. Boas who came to check, imposed the fine, says a spokesperson for 013.
8:00 am – Initiator De Nacht rises: evening successful
The initiator of the De Nacht rises campaign, in which nightclubs open their doors against the corona measures on Saturday, called the evening “successful”. Pieter de Kroon, owner of the Chicago Social Club in Amsterdam, was ready “to receive seven hundred people who are really excited to go out”.