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There are more and more people getting vaccinated in the Netherlands. The government has decided to start the reopening plan step by step. 

With the sinking number of hospitalizations and increases in the vaccinated population, at the 11 May press conference, the government introduced the second step of the reopening plan valid from 19 May.

The government has decided to ease the Covid-19 measures further and reopen the society as of 5 June 2021.

The Dutch flight ban will no longer be in place from 01 June 2021. The current flight ban for India, South Africa and all countries in Central and South America expires on 01 June, 2021.

From 15 June 2021, people traveling to the Netherlands from the following countries must go into quarantine on arrival.

The number of infections and hospitalizations in the Netherlands is sinking significantly due to the Covid-19 vaccination.

The following countries are considered as very high-risk areas where the virus variant is of concern. 

After the almost complete reopening of society on 26 June, the Netherlands has faced a surge in Covid-19 infection cases.

Vaccinated people can travel to the Netherlands without further restrictions unless they are from one of the high-risk areas due to the new Covid-19 variant.

Due to the positive development of the Covid-19 pandemic in the EU, the Netherlands government has adjusted its travel policy within the EU.

The following countries within the Schengen Area are deemed safe by the Dutch Government.

The “advice not to travel abroad” will apply up to and including Thursday 15 April,2021. The government suggests not travel outside the Netherlands unless absolutely necessary. The current measures and travel restrictions due to Covid-19 are still in place in the Netherlands: 

As of 4 September 2021, the designation of high-risk and very high-risk areas will change, and the requirements for people traveling to the Netherlands from those areas will change accordingly.

The government has passed a new decision on travel restrictions as of 22 September

The Covid-19 infection has increased sharply in the Netherlands recently. Both hospitalization and ICU admissions are increasing

The Covid-19 infection rate has increased very fast during the last few weeks.

The number of new coronavirus cases is still very high, and hospitals are filling up with Covid-19 patients.

The new variant Omicron is spreading faster than expected in the Netherlands.

As of 26 January, the Netherlands will end the lockdown, and most locations can be opened under certain conditions.