WILLEMSTAD - The emergency law will not be extended. Prime Minister Gilmar Pisas announced this during the press conference on Tuesday. In addition, from 1 June, the government will no longer pay the costs of a COVID-19 test for people with symptoms.
The Emergency Act provides the government with laws and regulations to act quickly in the event of an emergency. With the emergency law, the judiciary can also enforce and hand out fines for violating the corona measures.
According to Pisas, the law is no longer necessary now that the corona measures have almost been eliminated. The emergency law will expire on June 5. Despite this, the crisis team continues to monitor the situation.
Furthermore, an appointment at a corona test location will no longer be free from Wednesday. The government stops covering the costs. The contact investigation team also worked for the last time on Tuesday. “People who fall into a risk group or who have to go to hospital can simply get tested,” says epidemiologist Izzy Gerstenbluth. “Testing is no longer part of the health program, but it is not the case that there is no more testing at all.”
The average number of people infected per day last week was 45. The government advises to go into isolation for five days after a positive test. The Occupational Health and Safety Service and the Social Insurance Bank (SVB) have been informed about this decision.