https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-netherlands/dutch-government-will-not-advise-public-to-wear-masks-minister-idUSKCN24U2UJ“AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch government on Wednesday said it will not advise the public to wear masks to slow the spread of coronavirus, asserting that their effectiveness has not been proven.“
“ The decision was announced by Minister for Medical Care Tamara van Ark after a review by the country’s National Institute for Health (RIVM). The government will instead seek better adherence to social distancing rules after a surge in coronavirus cases in the country this week, Van Ark said at a press conference in The Hague.
“Because from a medical perspective there is no proven effectiveness of masks, the Cabinet has decided that there will be no national obligation for wearing non-medical masks” Van Ark said.”
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/netherlands/https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2020/07/face-masks-to-be-compulsory-in-busy-parts-of-amsterdam-rotterdam/“ Face masks are to be made compulsory in busy parts of Amsterdam and Rotterdam from August 5, and people who refuse to comply could be fined, city officials have confirmed. The move was widely expected following the government’s decision not to bring in a national face mask requirement but to allow officials to bring in local measures. This is despite government advisors saying again that there is insufficient evidence that masks will stop infections. In Rotterdam, where the number of coronavirus infections has risen more than anywhere in the Netherlands in recent days, masks will be compulsory in three big markets and two shopping centres. In Amsterdam, where tourists have now returned, masks must be worn in the red light district and two busy shopping streets, plus two markets.”
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