FAQ and updates coronavirus

Normally, in healthcare an obligation of identification applies for everyone, including minors younger than 14 years. At this moment it is not possible for everyone to organise a valid Identification Document (ID). Therefore healthcare providers will treat this obligation more flexible.

• In case you have no valid ID, please bring your expired document with you. On that basis your application will be taken into account.
• You will have  to apply for a valid ID as soon as possible and show your ID to the healthcare provider afterwards, in order to meet the obligation of identification

Please try again at a later moment, as it is busier than usual on the website. Where possible most of the municipal services are digitally organised, so when people – during lunchtime for instance – want to operate online, the system cannot handle this and so requests cannot be submitted.

The (underground) waste containers for residual waste, glass, paper and textile are emptied more often than usual. In case you have a filled waste container in your neighbourhood; please report this via www.leiden.nl/melding. We will solve this problem within 24 hours when possible. The municipality works hard to empty all mini containers for residual waste and organic waste on the usual day.

As a result of the government measures we can only handle civil matters that cannot wait, such a registering a birth or death. We will contact you if your appointment is cancelled: there is no need for you to phone us.
If you are suffering from a cold or fever or are coughing and you have an appointment at the Municipality, please reschedule for a later date. For the time being, the other services provided by the Municipality will continue as usual, but please bear in mind that some matters may take longer than usual.

Appointments Stadskantoor

We request you to follow the national guidelines and ask you:

• To leave the Stadskantoor immediately when you cough, have a cold, fever or a sore throat. In that case we unfortunately cannot help you and ask you kindly to make a new appointment.
• To stay at home in case a member of your household has one of above mentioned complaints, and make a new appointment at a later date.
• To keep one and a half meters distance of our employees.
• To come alone.
• To not to shake hands.

We are postponing the collection of these documents as far as possible until the measures have been lifted. This is possible if your current document has not yet expired or if you are not going travelling yet. You can collect your document up to 3 months after the date of requesting it, which is printed on the collection receipt. If the 3-month deadline expires before May 20, you may collect the document.  If, for the above reason, you need to collect the document before May 20, you can collect it in the afternoons between 13:00 - 16:00. You do not need to make an appointment for this. Please do not come if you are coughing, have a cold, sore throat or fever.

We request you to follow the national guidelines, and ask you:

• To leave the Stadskantoor immediately when you cough, have a cold, fever or a sore       throat. In that case we unfortunately cannot help you and ask you kindly to make a      new appointment.
• To stay at home in case a member of your household has one of above mentioned           complaints, and make a new appointment at a later date.
• To keep one and a half meters distance of our employees.
• To come alone.
• To not to shake hands.

Important: In relation with the limited possibilities to extend a driving licence, the minister has decided that all driving licences which expire/are expired as of the 16^th of March 2020, will be valid up to the 1^st of June 2020

No, you are not allowed to visit the Stadskantoor. 

Please ask your questions via our website. 
If that is not possible call 14 071.

Please make appointments through our website wherever possible or put off making an appointment for the moment. Only if this is impossible, call us on 14 071.

No, the parking desk is only open for matters that cannot wait.
Please try to arrange your parking matters digitally, or postpone them until after the 28th of April. Maybe you could ask your family or friends to help you - also from a distance - via www.leiden.nl/parkeren or the digital desk. In case matters cannot wait the parking desk is open. You can make an appointment via 14 071.

Are you coming to an appointment?

Because of the corona measures we request you:

• to keep one and a half meters distance of our employees.
• to come alone
• not to shake hands
• to pay your parking product by touch-free payments or PIN
• to leave the Stadskantoor immediately when you cough, have a cold, fever or a sore throat. In that case we unfortunately cannot help you and ask you kindly to make a new appointment

Yes, if your wedding date falls within the period during which the national measures are in effect, you will not be charged for scheduling a new date. To do so, complete our contact form or phone us on 14 071.

Yes, the municipal waste collection facility is open. Please take into account that it could be more busy than usual at the moment. That is why we advise you to save your waste and other items for a while. In the context of security and to improve the flow of visitors, the following measures are taken:

• A maximum of five visitors only will be allowed on the premises of the municipal waste collection facility. This means that you will have to wait in front of the barrier before it is your turn. Traffic controllers will take care of an efficient and safe flow of traffic. Please follow their instructions.
• On your way to the waste collection facility, signage will give an indication of the current waiting time. On Saturdays an adjusted route will be set up. Please watch the traffic signs and  the instructions of the traffic controllers.
• The waste collection facility does not hand out greenbags at the moment. Consequently you can not make an appointment via internet to collect your greenbag.

If you visit the municipal waste collection facility

The employees of the waste collection facility do their utmost to assist you in every way they can and ask your understanding for these measures. When visiting the waste collection facility, please follow the general directives. This means:

• To leave the municipal waste collection facility immediately when you cough, have a cold, fever or a sore throat. In that case we unfortunately cannot help you and ask you kindly to come back later.
• To stay at home in case a member of your household has one of above mentioned complaints, unfortunately cannot help you.
• To keep one and a half meters distance of our employees.
• To come alone.
• To not to shake hands.

For the time being resident meetings will not take place.

At this moment we take a closer look at how to deal with residents meetings later on.

The municipality also considers other possibilities to allow residents and other stakeholders to participate in existing and new projects. For instance think of the deployment of online means like https://doemee.leiden.nl

Public events – also with less than 100 persons -  are cancelled up to the 1^st of September.

You can find information about the commission meetings and council meetings the website of the municipal council (in Dutch). 

Please report found objects via our website verlorenofgevonden.nl and keep them at home. There is one exception: in case you find Dutch travel documents you do have to file these at the desk at the Stadskantoor. Opening hours are Monday up to and including Friday from 9.30 – 17.00 hours.

Collecting lost objects after the 2^th of June.

If possible, please collect your lost objects after the 2nd of June. There is one exception: when you are in urgent need of the lost object and there is no alternative, please call 14 071 between 10.30 and 12.00 hours.

Where can you ask for assistance or offer help as an inhabitant or an organisation? We have made an overview of initiatives and organisations which could mean something for you. The measures of the RIVM also apply here, so please stay at home as much as possible and keep a distance of 1,5 metres. 

Individual questions:

• Do you need help or are you not sure where to go for information? You can call the Social district Team (Sociaal Wijkteam SWT) in your neighbourhood. The members of the District Team will be pleased to help you.  The telephone numbers of the Social district Teams in Leiden can be found via www.swtleiden.nl . You can also call number 14 071/choice 2 (Monday up to and including Friday from 9.00 – 17.00 hours).
• Do you have any questions and/or problems to nurture and educate your children? Or do you, as a child or youth, have any questions?  The Centre for Youth and Family Leiden (Centrum voor Jeugd en Gezin Leiden (CJG) is happy to be of service for all parents, children and youth who have a question or are looking for help or advice. Particularly in these uncertain times, because of corona. You can find more information, tips and contact details via https://www.cjgleiden.nl/pagina/coronavirus-overzicht/877160.
• Do you have financial concerns? In that case you can contact the Stadsbank. In doing so, you will get access to personal advice, information or assistance to help you to pay-off or to prevent financial debts. At the moment we prefer you to contact us by telephone. You can call 14 071/choice 2. When this is nog possible, you can visit the Stadskantoor (Bargelaan 190) on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9.00 up to 11.30 hours.
• Do you need help, for instance with your shopping, transport to a hospital or with walking your dog? Or would you like to offer help to someone else? Please subscribe to BUUV Leiden.

Voluntary associations:

• Is your organisation in need of volunteers at the moment? Or do your volunteers in fact have no work? Please look for possibilities at the website of i.doe.nl or send a mail to contact@i-doe.nl. In case you want to contribute to an organisation or initiative on a voluntary basis you can also visit the website of i-Doe. i-Doe keeps a record of all initiatives which are developed at the moment. Please take a look and see where you can be of help.

• MB071 brings offer and demand together on a platform called Beursplein. As a (socially committed) organisation or entrepreneur, you can put your demand on this platform or make an offer. Please offer your initiative, means, helping hands and facilities in order to find each other.

Caregivers:

In this period of time, caregivers could become overburdened. In case you are a caregiver and you have any questions or you need some advice and support? Please contact the Social district Team (Sociaal Wijkteam) in your neighbourhood. The members of the District Team will be pleased to help you. The telephone numbers of the Social district Teams in Leiden can be found via www.sociaalwijkteamleiden.nl. You can also call number 14 071/choice 2 (Monday up to and including Friday from 9.00 – 17.00 hours).

Worries:

• Are you in need of a sympathetic ear, advice or extra assistance because you are in quarantine or home-isolation? In that case you can contact the Red Cross helpline, tel. (070) – 445 58 88. This number is available from Monday up to and including Thursday between 8.30 – 21.00 hours, on Friday between 8.30 – 18.00 hours and on Saturday between 10.00 – 16.00 hours.

Local companies/students:

• Together with the municipality, Centre Management Leiden (CML) has opened an online information point on which the arrangements for entrepreneurs can be found.

• CML also looks at creative ways which will help to cope with the present situation. For instance by creating a local online platform for entrepreneurs. Another initiative is to consider incentive measures which could be taken after the corona crisis. Do you have any suggestions, please let us know via info@centrumvanleiden.nl.

• Entrepreneurs can register when they offer collection- or delivery services via lokaalroyaal.nl. In this way consumers can easily find the local entrepreneurs which are in their neighbourhood. Then they can support them by  doing their shopping or collecting other things  buying their groceries or other things locally at these companies.

• PLNT also works on an offer for students by online courses, so they can use their time in a useful way. Please closely monitor the website.

Other initiatives:

• Via Twitter #coronahulp 071 or #corona Leiden you can make an appeal for your offer or demand
• You can also use Facebook page Corona Hulp Leiden e.o.
• Ready2Help of the Red Cross
• Send mail to care centres or nursing homes. For instance Huis op de Waard has published a nice appeal. Please visit the site.
• The national platform www.nietalleen.nl links local assistance initiatives and requests for assistance.

You can apply for the costs of a computer or for other school costs at Leergeld Leiden.

Conditions are:

• Your child is between 4 – 18 years of age.
• Your income is up to 120 per cent of the social security standard applicable for you.

On the site of Veilig Thuis Hollands Midden is explained what you can do in case you worry about how things are going in the families surrounding you. All of a sudden we all are at home more often. So are your neighbours. And you hear that they argue a lot. Crying children, shouting parents.

Do you hear disturbing signals of violence or abuse? Please share your concerns, even if you doubt to do so. Be aware that violence often stops with the help from others. On the website of Veilig Thuis Holland Midden you can find a description of what you can do when you worry about the situation of other families. The website also describes what you can do if you think things do not go well in your family. In any case: please talk about it with someone or call Veilig Thuis. You can do this anonymously. They will always think along with you about the situation and consider with you what is needed to improve.

Yes. Young children (younger than 12 years old) are allowed to play outside. The RIVM emphasises that this does not endanger the health. Though, we urgently advice you to limit the number of young children that  play together.

Parents or caregivers who keep an eye on the children and are not a member of one and the same family, must keep the 1,5 metres distance from each other.

Childcare up to 11^th of May

The childcare services (day-care, after-school care and childminders and playgroups) in Leiden follow the guidelines of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment concerning the coronavirus.

This means that until the 11^th of May they will only offer care to children in case both parents work in vital sectors, or to children from a single-parent family if the parent works in a vital sector.  In case one of the parents doesn’t work in the vital sector but is not able to look after the children, it will be considered if an exception can be made.

Childcare during regular childcare times

In case you need childcare for your children during regular childcare times (during the working week between 8.00 – 18.00 hours) and both parents are working in vital sectors, you can contact a childcare organisation. Are you already familiar with a childcare organisation? Please contact this organisation first. When you are not a client of a childcare organisation, you can directly contact a childcare organisation in your neighbourhood.
Please only make use of the Emergency counter (see Emergency shelter) when you do not succeed to obtain childcare.

Childcare during the May holidays

In case you belong to the group of parents with a vital profession or work in a crucial process, and you need childcare during ‘school hours’, please contact the BSO in your neighbourhood. Please only make use of the Emergency counter (see Emergency shelter) if you cannot find help in the above mentioned way.

How can I organise emergency childcare for children aged between 0–12 years old?

It could be necessary to organise childcare for your children during the evening, night or in the weekends, so outside the regular school-childcare hours. In case you have a vital profession or work in a vitally important process and have problems with organising childcare, you can apply for emergency childcare.

Important: In case you need childcare within regular hours, you can turn to your school or childcare organization. Read the information under ‘Childcare during regular childcare times’

When you do not have a contract with a childcare organisation and you do have a vital profession, you can turn to a childcare centre in your neighbourhood to get support.

Do you need emergency shelter soon (after 24 hours)?

Please fill in the application form via: aanmeldformulier 24 uurs noodopvang. Also parents who did not make use of childcare before can fill in an application form.

Do you need emergency shelter urgently (within 24 hours)?

You can directly contact the special emergency desk 24 hours emergency shelter by telephone number 071-516 5585

IMPORTANT: only use this number in case of an urgent request!

For more information about emergency shelter

If you have any questions about the 24 hours emergency shelter, please send an email to: noodopvangkinderen@leiden.nl.

You can find more information about vital professions and crucial sectors via the Government website

Schools and childcare as of the 11^th of May

You can find more information via the Government website.

• Frequently asked questions for parents about the corona virus and childcare
• Frequently asked questions about the coronavirus in relation with primary schools and special-needs education

You will receive more information about the situation as of the 11^th of May via the school or childcare centre. In case specific information about Leiden will be available on this subject, this will be announced via this website.

When you work in a vital sector, you may contact the school or BSO facility to make arrangements about the schooldays. These organisations allow children to come again and are probably faced with less space and possibly less personnel. We would like to ask you to make arrangements with these organisations only, if there is no other solution.

Childcare allowance

For more information, please go to the website of the Government.

As of 12:00 o’clock on the 1^st of May the ban on staying overnight at a recreational and touristic night accommodation will be lifted.

This means that staying overnight is permitted at recreational parks, camping sites and mini camping sites, camping at the farm, rental rooms, recreational night accommodation on the beach), B&B’s and marinas, providing that you can make use of your own sanitary facilities. The ban on using shared sanitary facilities is in force until 1^st of July.

The ban on staying overnight on a recreational basis has contributed to a decrease of the number of travel movements especially during the Easter holiday period. Considering a.o. the decreasing pressure on healthcare in the region at the moment, it is decided that the ban on staying overnight on a recreational basis is not proportional anymore. Therefore the ban on staying overnight will be lifted per the 1^st of May 2020 at 12:00 o’clock.

Hotels are allowed to stay open for night accommodation. The hotel restaurant is open for hotel guests. Tight precautions conform the RIVM measures are taken to guarantee the safety and health of the guests and the hotel employees.

Yes, bars and restaurants in hotels are allowed to be open, but only hotel guests are admitted. Furthermore tight precautions conform the RIVM measures are taken to guarantee the safety and health of the guests and the hotel employees.

As of Wednesday the 29^th of April several playgrounds are open for children up to 12 years and one parent/supervisor per family.

The playgrounds which are open are:

• Oosterkwartier - Ambonstraat 28a
• Doorbraak - Katoenpark 2 tegenover Meelfabriek
• Ons Eiland - Kortenaerstraat 61a
• Vogelenwijk - Nachtegaallaan
• Morsschkwartier - Damlaan
• Stevenshof - Carry van Bruggenpad 2
• Beatrix - Schubertlaan tegenover 66
• Speelschans - van Vollenhovenkade 22
• Zuidwest - Berlagestraat
• Maredijk - Maredijk 100
• Vijfhoven - Hoflaan
• Zuiderkwartier -  Anjelierstraat 1 

The Playground in Noorderkwartier (Anna van Saksenstraat 8) is not open yet, as work is in progress.

Opening hours

In Leiden the playgrounds are open on Monday up to and incl. Friday between 10.00 to 17.00 hours and are free of charge for children up to 12 years. Playgrounds are allowed to be open, though it is not an obligation. Using the playgrounds is at your own risk.
Some playgrounds are also open during weekends. Please find more information about that on the websites of the playgrounds.

Because of the measures taken in relation with the Corona virus extra rules still apply for children and their parents or supervisors. These rules will be stated clearly on a sign at the entrance.

Rules in the playground:

• Disinfect your hands at the entrance
• Only one parent/supervisor per family is allowed
• Children are allowed to play together, parents/supervisors keep 1,5 metres distance
• Sitting down is allowed using the available picnic tables and benches. You still have to keep a distance of 1,5 metres. Persons of a joint household and children under the age of13 do not have to keep the safe distance of 1,5 metres.
• Terraces will not be built up.
• Do not eat & drink
• Buildings on playgrounds will stay closed. The outdoor toilets will be open.

Yes, as of Wednesday 13th May the petting zoo will be open on working days. For more information about the adjusted opening hours and the current corona rules please check: www.leiden.nl/kinderboerderij

Yes, you can. Though in Leiden some additional rules apply, which should be followed:

1. When you want to exercise or sport in a group outdoors, please gather at the planned location and not at the club facility.
2. Choose a public spot nearby. In this way you will ensure a minimum of travel movements.
3. Except from the teacher(s)/trainer(s), one extra person will be on location attending groups of young people (under19 years of age). Parents/spectators are not welcome just like they are not welcome at sports parks. The extra person is responsible as a supervisor and if necessary can address parents or other spectators.
4. One teacher is allowed to teach a group to a maximum of ten sportsmen. In case there are more sportsmen, more teachers have to be available as well. Please note that the supervisor does not count as an extra teacher.
5. Please be sure to leave the location (park, square, field) behind in good order. No damage may be done or waste left behind after exercising. If any damage has been done you will have to report this to the municipality by calling number 14071.
6. Keep a distance of 2 metres between cycle- and footpaths, so that other visitors can go into the park and make use of it too.
7. In case other sports groups are exercising in the public space, you will have to chose another location in order to comply to the terms and conditions laid down by the NOC*NSF, Vereniging Sport en Gemeenten (VSG) and the RIVM.

Sportsmen are requested to make use of the outdoor sports facilities, parking places and schoolyards, before they make use of a park. The Kweeklustpark, Zeeheldenpark and Blekerspark can not be used as maintenance operations are conducted at the moment.

The rules to avoid busy spots and keep a distance also apply to sportsmen. Stay at home when you have a cold or have flu-like symptoms (or someone in your household). Always follow the directives of the RIVM. NOC*NSF has drafted protocols for sportsmen, parents and volunteers.

Sport parks are open. Sporthalls and swimming pools are closed.

Have swimming lessons been cancelled?

The swimming lessons given at swimming pools De Zijl and Vijf Meibad have been cancelled. For more information see www.leidswater.nl.

• Children up to and including  the age of 12 can together take part in outdoor sports under supervision
• Young people in the age of 13 up to and including 18 are allowed to sport outdoors together, however under supervision and keeping 1,5 metres distance from each other

Matches are not allowed.

The municipality, together with the Leidse Sportfederatie, Topsport Leiden and the sports associations will view in the period ahead which arrangements can be made.

Because of the measures which are taken to avoid spreading the coronavirus, we advise you to stay at home as much as possible and to avoid group formation.  In case you do sail, then you must stick to the following rules.

• On the water you are also required to keep a distance of 1.5 metres to others – that includes distance between people on the boat as well as distance between other boats. This also applies to students and people who have rented a boat.
• Families with more family members on board are exempt from the 1,5 metres distance rule. As a family you should always keep a minimal distance of 1.5 metres to others.
• Students do not form a family/joint household, even if they live in the same house. This means that they have to keep 1,5 metres distance between each other.
• Do you want to rent a boat? You can, as long as you will keep 1,5 metres distance to the other persons on the boat. Please keep in mind that a lot of the rental boats are suitable for two persons only because of the 1,5 metres distance rule.
• With good weather the rules will be maintained at a higher level. The penalty is fixed on 390 euro excl. 9 euro administration costs per violation. In case companies want to organise a sailing event on the water, they risk a penalty of 4000 euro.

From Thursday 21 May - Ascension Day - the summer timetable applies to bridges. This means that bridges are also operated on Sundays. The marina for passers-by is open. The public sanitary facilities will remain closed until 1 July. Please avoid busy places like for instance the canals in Leiden. 

You can find more information about sailing in Leiden at www.leiden.nl/varen.

No, that is currently forbidden. The chairman of the Safety region Hollands Midden has decided that private lessons in sports schools and sports facilities are no longer permitted.

All events until 1^st of September are cancelled. 

It is allowed to give individual lessons in a private space, if the rules of the RIVM will be taken into account such as the 1,5 metre distance and hygienic regulations. Group lessons and lessons in public spaces are not allowed up to June 1^st. 

First try to address people in a respectful manner. There might be a chance that the group does not even realise that they do not keep an appropriate distance between each other.

Do you still want to report on group formation, disturbance or safety in relation with the corona virus? You can report complaints or disturbances via this form.

You can also call the municipality, telephone number 14071 from Monday up to and including Friday between 8.30 and 17.00 hours.

Outside these working hours and in the weekend you can call the police, telephone number 0900–8844. Your notification will be handled by a special investigating officer (BOA) of the municipality or by the police.

Up to June 1st it is forbidden to be in a group of three or more people if you do not keep a distance of 1,5 metres between each other. We speak of forbidden group formation when three persons or more, who do not share a household, do not keep a distance of 1,5 metres. The rule of keeping a distance of 1,5 metres always applies in groups of three or more people, unless:

1. this concerns people from one family or household
2. this concerns playing children (under twelve years of age) under supervision of their parents or guides. Moreover, by parents the distance of 1,5 metres has to be guaranteed, and if possible also  by the children.

This prohibition applies to the public space in the entire area of Hollands Midden. Please use your common sense: do not go outdoors in groups of 3 or more people, and definitely keep a distance of 1,5 metres.

Will the law on group formation be enforced?

Yes, the law on group formation will be enforced.  Action by municipal enforcers and police whenever possible aims to enter into a dialogue so that the regulations are being observed.

When offenders do not want to listen, it is possible to impose penalties when the rule of keeping a distance of 1,5 metres is violated in groups of three or more persons and/or in case of gatherings.

What is the height of the penalty?

The exact height of the penalty still has to be determined. The penalty can increase up to 400 euro.  For companies the penalty can increase to the amount of 4000 euro.

Via an Emergency Regulation, mayors are able to execute the announced measures of the government.  On the 26^th of March the chairman of the Hollands Midden Safety region has published the new Emergency Regulation COVID-19 Safety region Hollands Midden.

On the 1^st of April additional measures are included in the Emergency Regulation. The current measures in the Emergency Regulation of the 26h of March are extended up to and including the 28^th of April. In short it means that:

• it is forbidden to hold meetings or to organise them. In public spaces it also is forbidden to keep a distance less than 1,5 metres between people. Penalties can be imposed in case one does not keep to these rules.
• Events are still forbidden up to the 1^st of June.
• A new measure is implemented stating that in our region it is forbidden to stay overnight at recreational parks, camping sites, marina’s, via temporary room rental or in private B&B’s up to and including the 10^th of May.  An exception is made for permanent locations and temporary occupancy.

Please click on the links for the entire text of the Emergency Regulation and the additions made on the 1^st of April.

The government has introduced a prohibition on all events and a prohibition on not keeping a distance of 1,5 metres between people. This is meant to prevent further contamination. A peak of contamination is dangerous, because the capacity of the hospitals is limited and couldn’t cope with that. This drastic measure is made to avoid this peak.

On the 26^th of March the chairman of the Hollands Midden Safety region has announced a so-called new Emergency Regulation. This means that activities which are contrary to these new regulations and take place as of the 26^th of March are punishable.  The Emergency Regulation COVID-19 Safety region Hollands Midden dated 26^th March 2020 in short means that it is forbidden to hold meetings or to organise them. Furthermore it is forbidden to keep a distance less than 1,5 metres between people.

A regulation is meant for a longer period of time and applies to everyone in the area. If you neglect this regulation you commit a crime and are immediately punishable. We chose for this solution,  to inform every one in Hollands Midden at the same time and to ensure a deterrent effect (criminal record by violation).

The regulation applies to every single person who stays in the Netherlands. Places where people come together for entertainment, in associations, churches or mosques. So theatres, sporting activities, playgrounds, associations, churches, clubs, restaurants and bars, cinemas, museums, festivals, marriages, funerals. It does not make a difference, whether you have to pay for an entrance fee or not, or that the usual group of people always visit the premises. The regulation also applies to the service personnel.

This means that:

• The current measures of the Emergency Regulation of the 26^th of March are extended up to and including the 28^th of April.
• Events are forbidden up to the 1^st of June
• In our region it is forbidden to stay overnight at recreational parks, camping sites, marina’s, via temporary room rental or in private B&B’s up to and including the 10^th of May.  An exception is made for permanent locations and temporary occupancy.

Please click on the links for the entire text of the Emergency Regulation and the additions made on the 1^st of April.

The chairman of the Safety region can decide to close certain location in order to avoid group formation. For more information see 'Groepsvorming en samenscholingsverbod'.

1. Emergency regulation articles 39 Wet Veiligheidsregio’s, and
2. 176 Municipal law on 3e Noodverordening COVID-19 Veiligheidsregio Hollands Midden and the additions made.

The Municipal law and the law of Safety regions (de Gemeentewet and de Wet Veiligheidsregio’s) both are clearly explained on www.burgemeesters.nl.
 

The municipal enforcers (special investigating officers)  and the police ensure that all aspects of the emergency regulation are observed. Depending on the situation a solid penalty can be handed out, for instance for group formation or when people do not keep a proper distance between each other.

It is also possible to infringe a high incremental penalty (that is a kind of penalty), for instance in case a bar is open. When possible, action of enforcers and police aims to enter into a dialogue so that the regulations are being observed, in order to limit the spreading of the virus.