This is what you'll probably hear tonight during the press conference

Are we on the right track? Are the measures being eased? How are the numbers doing? Are schools going to (partially) reopen? And the nursing homes? And the festivals? When can we pick up our old life again? Is that even possible? Will we have a one-and-a-half-meter economy for the coming years? What on earth does that mean?

Yes. You have questions. So do I. Everyone does. We are a few weeks further along and by now you are probably getting used to the new reality. Acceptance alternates with frustration. We have had to be patient for a few weeks, but tonight at 19:00, Rutte will address the nation again. And there are already some rumors circulating about what will be discussed. For example this:

Whether your favorite festival will go ahead or not
The cabinet is expected to present plans for after June 1 tonight. Yes, Lowlands and Pinkpop will take place after June 1, but they have not been canceled yet. The expectation? No large events all summer. Sorry. I can't make it any more pleasant. However, concert organizer MOJO said last week that they are already thinking about an alternative format.

Whether children can cautiously return to school
Or the cabinet decides that it weighs the resistance from some teachers and parents more heavily. According to insiders, the Outbreak Management Team would now advise to let children cautiously go back to primary school in small groups and let them play sports. 

And then about the hospitality industry...
That same crisis team would not find it wise to open the hospitality sector yet. Whether the cabinet listens to the advice of the OMT is the question; in March they also decided to close the schools, while the team of mainly medical experts did not find that necessary. The cabinet then succumbed to the pressure from teachers and parents. 

And for the football fans...
Mayors of several cities want the cabinet to ban all events, including matches in professional football, until at least September. 

Anyway. Political reporter Frits Wester already warns RTL Nieuws: “Don't expect too much from it. The door won't suddenly be unlocked. At most, it will be a small crack. Because every easing is not isolated but has immediate consequences.”

Wester also says that the cabinet realizes that the lockdown (however intelligent) is causing a lot of damage. “Not only economically but also psychologically, socially, mentally, you name it. Loneliness, stress, domestic violence. The end of the tension is in sight.”

Hang in there, people. Tonight at 19:00. Is it bad that I'm secretly looking forward to sign language interpreter Irma?