Roller-coaster rides for Dutch fans willing to get nose swab

Hellendoorn: Dutch roller-coaster fans who were willing to endure nose swabs to get their adrenaline fix were allowed back into a theme park over the weekend in an experiment to ease prolonged COVID-19 restrictions.

Two thousand tickets were on offer at the "Hellendoorn" amusement park, which on Saturday became the first in the Netherlands to reopen since coronavirus lockdown measures forced it to temporarily shut down last year. The popular Keukenhof flower exhibition, zoos and historic tourist attractions also took part in the trial, which required serious planning to enable social distancing.