The Netherlands will enter into a tough lockdown from tomorrow morning to curb the spread of Omicron, with non-essential shops, bars, restaurants, and other public places to close.
Schools will also shut from Monday, and the lockdown will run until at least 14 January, Prime Minister Mark Rutte has announced.
He added it was “unavoidable because of the fifth wave caused by the omicron variant that is bearing down on us.”
While the terms of the latest restrictions have not been fully announced, local media reports that it will be enforced until 14 January.
Earlier today, the Dutch National Institute for Public Health (RIVM) reported a total of more than 2.9 million COVID cases since the start of the pandemic with 20,420 reported deaths.
The institute also reported 14,616 new infections across 24 hours.
Elsewhere in Europe, worried ministers in France, Cyprus and Austria have tightened travel restrictions. while Paris has also cancelled its New Year’s Eve fireworks.
Denmark has closed theatres, concert halls, amusement parks and museums over the Christmas period, and Germany’s regional health ministers have urged the national government on Saturday to introduce tougher rules on people arriving from the UK.
Credit – Sky News
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