What if the virus flares up again?

The Task Force lists the following points: 

1. Come up with a sound alert system. When a (new) virus variant arrives, we rely on the knowledge and expertise of the RIVM to issue an appropriate alarm code. Work with risk levels: green (normal), yellow (vigilant), orange (worrying), red (serious). When a risk level is declared, we (and other sectors) can take appropriate and timely measures to minimize the transmission of the virus. 

2. Better indicate the preventive value of measures that impede or prevent the spread of the virus. Allow for different combinations of measures to be used to prevent the spread of the virus. No one size fits all regime, but take into account the characteristics and possibilities of a sector. For one sector, for example, keeping a meter and a half distance will be more workable than using a corona access card - give freedom of choice in this. 

3. Rely on the knowledge and expertise of organizations when deploying measures. The corona crisis has increasingly become a government crisis. As the crisis progressed, restrictive measures became less well understood, lost their effectiveness and could no longer count on public support. A wealth of experience and knowledge has been built up within the cultural and creative sector to prevent the spread of the virus and to ensure that measures are properly complied with. Make use of this. 

4. Map with us the economic damage (revenue, employment, capital destruction) as well as the social damage (loss of cultural amenities, mental health and resilience) of deploying each potential security measure. Weigh these two aspects in the corona policy. 

5. Attach appropriate emergency support to each restrictive measure. Make clear in advance what organizations and organizers, suppliers, producers and self-employed professionals can count on, paying particular attention to the precarious position of the self-employed. 

Download the Corona Sector Plan here