![]() All the more that landlords demand higher rent for sex workers. She says that’s not enough to cover her taxes, health insurance and bills. Like a minority of registered sex workers, she gets a monthly coronavirus lockdown allowance of about 1000 euros. She agrees to take us to her place of work. Stella works in one of Amsterdam’s famous window brothels. I want to work, and I want to do it legally and safely. Stella says: “I’m here because I want to open the red light. "Open the windows, open the windows! We want to work! We want to work!’’ they chant. We meet Stella in front of the city’s town hall where several sex workers are taking part in a demonstration. "I want to work, and I want to do it legal and safe." They say the ban has put their lives at risk. ![]() Sex workers face heavy fines and a criminal record for breaching the rules. The lockdown has resulted in prostitution being criminalised for the first time in the Netherlands since the early 19th century. On a saturday night, only a few neon signs still shine in the empty narrow streets, usually crowded with tourists. ![]() Well almost! The city’s famous Red Light District, is deserted. Life is slowly returning to the streets of Amsterdam. Many sex workers say they face the stark choice between illegal prostitution or destitution after coronavirus lockdown restrictions led to the closure of the city's famous Red Light district. The Netherlands has had nearly 20 000 confirmed COVID-related deaths since the pandemic started.In this episode of Unreported Europe, Euronews' Valerie Gauriat travels to Amsterdam to meet those working in the city's sex industry. Meanwhile, a spokesman for the Dutch catering industry told public broadcaster NOS that the government had “crossed a line”. In The Hague, police used water cannon to disperse the crowds. Thousands of protesters took to the streets shortly after the government made the lockdown announcement. ![]() More than 22 000 new daily cases were reported on Friday, and the new rules are designed to bring the record-high infection rate under control, our correspondent says.ĭuring the lockdown, nurseries, schools and universities across the country will stay open. The Netherlands has a shortage of intensive care beds, operations are being cancelled and hundreds of people are dying of COVID every week, the BBC’s Anna Holligan in The Hague reports. Three weeks of restrictions for shops, sport and catering were announced by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte earlier this month. ![]() The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said variant is “of concern”, with early evidence suggesting a higher re-infection risk.Ī number of countries around the world have now banned flights to and from South Africa and several neighbouring nations. The passengers tested positive for COVID-19 and have been quarantined at a hotel near Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport while they undergo further tests, Dutch officials said. They all have recently arrived on two KLM flights from South Africa, where Omicron was detected earlier this month. Meanwhile, some 61 people are currently being tested for the new variant. The authorities consider the measures critical to protect the country’s hospitals from becoming overwhelmed. A partial lockdown has come into force in the Netherlands, amid record COVID cases and concerns over the potentially more infectious new Omicron variant.įor at least the next three weeks, hospitality and cultural venues such as cafes, museums, and cinemas must close by 5 p.m. ![]()
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