It isn't quite business as usual as Amsterdam’s red-light district emerges from coronavirus lockdown, but it's close.
Most forms of in-person social interaction have waned dramatically because of the coronavirus pandemic, and casual sex is no exception. But a minority of people have been willing to assume the risk of one-night trysts in an attempt to ease stress, loneliness and boredom.
to themselves and their clients, including checking individuals for coronavirus symptoms before letting them through a window.“There are hand gels and we’ve thought about what positions are handy — or not — but that’s not in an official protocol. You can work that out for yourself,” said van der Berg. “And once the client is gone, you have to disinfect the place well. ... I think in this way we can work as safely as other people who have to work close to their clients, like hairdressers.
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