This article is more than 1 year old Dutch official advice to single people: find a sex buddy for lockdown This article is more than 1 year old Those without sexual partner asked to consider arrangement during coronavirus crisis See all our coronavirus coverage People in the Netherlands are being advised to keep 1. In a typically open-minded intervention, official guidance from the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment RIVM has been amended to suggest those without a permanent sexual partner come to mutually satisfactory agreements with like-minded individuals. Make good arrangements with this person about how many other people you both see. The more people you see, the greater the chance of spreading the coronavirus. In an opinion piece written in the Het Parool newspaper, Linda Duits, a journalist specialising in gender issues, squarely criticised the RIVM, arguing that sex was a human right. Hairdressers, nail salons and beauty parlours started work again on Monday and restaurants, bars and cinemas are due to reopen on 1 June. Share your story Share your stories If you have been affected or have any information, we'd like to hear from you. Only the Guardian can see your contributions and one of our journalists may contact you to discuss further. Tell us.