The Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte on Friday night announced the introduction of three-week partial block in the country against the background of a new anti-record for the incidence of COVID-19 – more than 16.3 thousand new cases were discovered, according to the NL Times.
From Saturday night, most of the country’s residents will be transferred to telecommuting. The shops selling essential goods will have to close at 18:00, cafes and restaurants – at 20:00.
The new restrictions prohibit gathering at home in groups of more than four people and reintroduces the 1.5-meter distance between people rule. Sports events are allowed, but without fans.
In the Netherlands, a partial lockdown was recommended
It would be the first in a Western European country since the summer
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European media note that the Netherlands has become the first country in Western Europe since the summer, which introduced some form of lockdown.
The day before, the Netherlands registered an anti-record for the incidence of more than 16.3 thousand new cases of coronavirus. On Friday, the number of new cases again exceeded 16,000.
During the pandemic in the Netherlands, 2.24 million cases of COVID-19 infection were detected, about 18.6 thousand of them are fatal.
According to open data, 82.4% of the population over 12 years of age is fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in the Netherlands. This is 73% of the total population of the country.
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