Pressconference The Netherlands : schools closed

Schools, daycares etc will be closed from tomorrow until new guideliness.
BUT....
Those children with parents who work in vital jobs, like nurses, will be able to attend.

Those preparing for their exams will get special instructions. More will follow at the end of april.

Research will be done to establish contamination risk for young people. It will be done in Noord Brabant, where the most cases are. It will take 3 weeks.

All food and drink establishments will be closed from 18.00 hours today.
All fitness, sports and other bodily targetted buildings will be closed from 18.00 hours today.

Businesses will receive support.

keepa distance of others of 1,5 meters.

All guideliness will be extended to april 6.

A huge thank you and appreciation for all those who have to work and who keep our country alive.

No hoarding!!

More guideliness will follow.


Answers:

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It's not called lock down... but it's quite near.

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--Care can be given to all cases and preparations are taken and discussed to prepare for a worse situation.

-- The reason of these new guideliness is that more people in education get sickandparents keep their children at home, so it's no use to keep schools open.

-- Closing restaurants, bars etc is due to Belgians coming here and people from the south moving to the north.

-- Developments follow fast and reactions will be swift. So new guidelines will follow.


Tomorrow 19.00 hours Prime Minister Rutte will address the nation.
(This is special, he never does this.)