Holland is going in lockdown again. Today's press conference by our prime minister resulted in more measures and restrictions. It also means that the biggest vivaristic event of western Europe Vivarium 2021 has been canceled immediately. Just two weeks time left before it would open up its doors to the public again. Me and other exhibitors who have made serious preps for this event, can put all their things aside. It also means that we as being the exhibitors, have already lost money by making the costs beforehand. Just a certain percentage of those costs will be refunded.
It's a real pity that it's been canceled. A year of preps for nothing. I also had to disappoint a number of people from abroad that they can't pick up their orders at the Vivarium. But I do understand why the decision to cancel the event came that fast after the press conference. We can't guarantee the 6 foot social distance at such an event. And some more issues that caused the cancelation within the regulations of the covid policy.
The lockdown will last three weeks starting from tomorrow at 6 pm. The number of people having covid has grown so fast the past weeks after the government had let go of the former covid measures. It's extreme now.
It's a real pity that it's been canceled. A year of preps for nothing. I also had to disappoint a number of people from abroad that they can't pick up their orders at the Vivarium. But I do understand why the decision to cancel the event came that fast after the press conference. We can't guarantee the 6 foot social distance at such an event. And some more issues that caused the cancelation within the regulations of the covid policy.
The lockdown will last three weeks starting from tomorrow at 6 pm. The number of people having covid has grown so fast the past weeks after the government had let go of the former covid measures. It's extreme now.