Dutch Ease Travel Restrictions, Allowing European Holidays
Travelers wait at a bus stop at the Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, Netherlands on May 26.
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The Netherlands lifted travel restrictions from mid-June for most countries in the region, joining easing measures introduced across many parts of the European Union as the pressure on health care systems recedes.
The government lowered its travel warning to ‘yellow,’ meaning passengers are advised to pay attention to safety risks, Prime Minister Mark Rutte told reporters Wednesday. Dutch authorities had advised against all unnecessary trips as the pandemic was sweeping across Europe in March.