By Reuters Staff. Erotic dancers and prostitutes lost their main source of income for three-and-a-half months and generally did not have access to state support during lockdown. They were surprised when the government brought forward the date they could reopen from a tentative Sept. Sex workers already adhere to strict health safety regulations in the Netherlands, but the industry has compiled a list of recommendations, including sexual positions to avoid. Even with new guidelines, sex workers will be more exposed to the dangers of CODVID than other professions, said Debbie Mensink, a public health advisor in Amsterdam. Sex workers already have a heightened health risk due to their line of work Mona, however, said she is not worried and will take precautions.

We use cookies to improve our service for you. You can find more information in our data protection declaration. Public health measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus have hit the Dutch domestic sex industry hard. Some of Amsterdam's sex workers continue to work illegally, risking their health to make ends meet. For weeks, the sex worker has been prohibited from organizing her "parties," gatherings where she provided paying customers the opportunity to have consensual group-sex with her and her colleagues.

By subscribing I accept the terms of use. Politics Diaspora Opinion. Jerusalem Post OMG. Kissing now off the menu as lockdown ends for Dutch sex workers Sex workers already adhere to strict health safety regulations in the Netherlands, but the industry has compiled a list of recommendations, including sexual positions to avoid. Several popular sex clubs in Amsterdam's "Red Light" district closes their doors in response to a rapidly expanding coronavirus outbreak, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 15,