During the corona press conference, “you will only see Ernst,” Rutte said in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. The Prime Minister must be present in the Senate for the debate on the government statement. That actually suits him well, he says. ,,I have felt for some time that every two weeks is a bit too heavy for the two of us, and I have been looking for some time for how you could go to some more normalization.
Rutte calls the petition from former State Secretary Mona Keijzer calling for the ban on the corona pass and the opening of society to be ‘a relevant signal’. The petition has collected more than 700,000 signatures since Friday. “That is massive,” said the prime minister, who does not want to make any firm commitments about easing next week. He is, however, ‘cautiously optimistic’ about the corona figures, and about the possible relaxation that would result. “The numbers aren’t wrong, but we’re going to look at it very closely in the coming days.”
The Hague sources previously reported that the country will probably be able to move further from the lock next week. But how this will be done is still unclear. For the time being, all options – from extending opening hours for the catering and culture sector to even reopening nightlife – are on the table. The Outbreak Management Team (OMT) will again advise the cabinet on Friday, and decisions will be made about the relaxation at the beginning of next week.