Because of the particularly high number of corona infections, the federal government classifies the Netherlands as High incidence area a. As the Robert Koch Institute announced today, everyone who enters Germany from there on Tuesday must be able to show a negative corona test. The ten-day quarantine with the option of freeing yourself with a second test after five days remains unchanged.
After the Czech Republic, Poland and France, the Netherlands is the fourth neighboring country to be classified as a high incidence area with more than 200 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days. The country was previously considered a risk area, which meant that travelers only had to present a corona test result after 48 hours.
The Netherlands has been in a lockdown since mid-December, and an evening curfew has been in effect since the end of January. Nevertheless, the number of infections continues to increase. The seven-day incidence is now around 300 infections per 100,000 population.
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Pope Francis celebrated the traditional Easter mass in St. Instead of the usual tens of thousands of pilgrims and visitors on St. Peter’s Square, the ceremony was held in front of just 200 dignitaries and selected visitors. In the face of the ongoing corona pandemic, Francis called for peace and international cohesion. He said the social and economic crisis is very severe, especially for the poorest. Nevertheless – and that is scandalous – the armed conflicts are never ending. The Pope also called for the corona vaccines to be distributed worldwide in solidarity in order to overcome the pandemic. Believers around the world followed the Easter Mass on TV channels or live on the Internet.
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