Green light for Amsterdam's red light district after virus shutdown

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Amsterdam's famed red light district reopened on Wednesday, July 1, after a long coronavirus shutdown, with sex workers and clients having to observe new rules to prevent infection.

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REOPENS. People walk in the red light district of Amsterdam on July 1, 2020, as Dutch brothels reopened today after a long coronavirus shutdown, with sex workers and clients having to observe new rules to prevent COVID-19 infection. Photo by Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP

"It feels very good" to be back at work, said Felicia Anna, a 34-year-old Romanian sex worker in the Amsterdam red light district and chairwoman of the Red Light United trade union. "I had a little party when I heard" the government's June 24 announcement that sex work could restart, added Foxxy, who rents a room in a brothel outside the red light district.While less restrictive than other countries, the Netherlands'"intelligent lockdown" emptied the red neon-lit, street-front windows from which many of Amsterdam's prostitutes normally beckon customers.

Other measures include"disinfection and washing the hands, cleaning the sheets after every appointment. Those are the basic needs. But we don't need to wear any face masks during the playdates, thank God."Felicia Anna said that"after the customer leaves the room, we're going to disinfect everything he might have touched, bed, sink, the toilet if he used the toilet, the doorknobs, everything.

But sex workers' lobby groups have repeatedly complained that many have not received benefits during the lockdown. Meanwhile with COVID-19 changing the way that sex workers operate, there is also speculation that it could be the catalyst for changes to Amsterdam's red light district, long affected by concerns about sex tourism, drunkenness, and organized crime.

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