In Zandvoort, everyone is welcome on Friday to enjoy a tropical day on the 9-kilometer-long beach.
But not without an important advance warning: “Everyone must follow the rules. So keep a distance of 1.5 meters,” emphasizes a spokesman for the mayor.
Extra boas and agents
The coastal municipality is taking extra measures. “We deploy additional agents and boas. We also draw the attention of visitors to the corona rules with special text carts. And we will start an online campaign on Friday to emphasize the rules again.”
A summer day quickly attracts more than 100,000 visitors to Zandvoort. “We are not worried. We are well prepared and count on everyone’s own responsibility. But if things go wrong, we are ready. If necessary, we can close access roads or reduce the number of trains with the NS. But we are not assuming that for the time being. “
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‘Annoying crowds’
In Zeeland there is also no panic, but the Zeelanders are not completely without worries either. “When it gets warmer than 25 degrees, we know that there will be a lot of day trippers, in addition to the inhabitants of Zeeland itself. That could lead to annoying crowds in the context of Corona,” says Erik van den Dobbelsteen of the VVV Zeeland.
“Streets and parking spaces can be closed. People have to take that into account.” Van den Dobbelsteen emphasizes: “We have to be extra vigilant. So that means following the instructions of the 1.5 meter rule carefully.”
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Nice weather
In Utrecht they also see that the rules shrink in people, especially on nice days. “It does not get less concerned whether people adhere to the 1.5-meter rule. With good weather, people go out and you see more people who are outside. Then it turns out to be difficult for people to comply with the rules. keep it “, says a spokesman for the Dom municipality.
No additional measures are being taken in Utrecht for the time being. “Because there is already strong enforcement. Especially on the puddles, but also in the city.”
The same story can be heard from The Hague and Scheveningen: “People know that they have to keep their distance and when it is busy we advise: leave. We do not take extra measures for a possibly busy Friday because we have already taken many.”
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Islands
They are also available on the islands, but do not worry. The municipality of Terschelling says it has such wide and long beaches that there is enough space for everyone.
And being an island has an advantage: “Day tourism to the island is just a bit more difficult, so there are mainly people who have been here a bit longer.”
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