Nearly 90% of Dutch adults have been vaccinated and around 57% have had a booster shot. The overall number of COVID-19 patients in hospitals rose slightly over the past week, but the number in intensive care units declined. On Tuesday, the National Institute for Health (RIVM) reported a record 366,120 cases for the previous week, up 51%. The easing comes despite continuing high infection levels. 10 and non-essential stores reopened on Jan. Public support for lockdown measures have waned steadily over the past month, and large protests against them were held in Amsterdam. On Friday the government said universities and vocational schools would also reopen and announced a shorter quarantine period after an exposure and an expansion of the use of masks.Patrons will have to show proof of vaccination or recovery from an infection.īars and restaurants had begun stocking up on food on Tuesday after Rutte's team of experts published advice on Monday endorsing allowing the hospitality industry to resume normal business. 10 after a longer-than-planned winter holiday, but have been plagued by frequent class dismissals due to illness or exposure of teachers or students.
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Primary and secondary schools reopened on Jan. Rutte said he viewed the actions as one-off protests and had talked to municipal authorities about enforcing the new rules after this weekend.
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In the southern city of Valkenburg, restaurants opened on Friday in defiance of the rules and with support from the city's mayor, and 15 other municipalities said they would follow suit on Saturday. More than 86% of Dutch adults are fully vaccinated and nearly 50% received a booster shot in a major campaign during the lockdown. 11.Ī poll by Hart van Nederland published on Friday found that 89% of people supported reopening stores and a majority also support reopening restaurants and cultural institutions. Infections have continued to rise despite the lockdown, which bans all public gatherings, with a record of more than 200,000 in the week through Jan. The term, coined by the Dutch prime minister, reflects the individual.
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On Friday the Netherlands Institute for Health (RIVM) announced a record high of more than 35,000 infections in 24 hours. During the corona crisis, the Netherlands practice an intelligent lockdown. Rutte's government ordered the lockdown in mid-December as a wave of the Delta variant forced the health system to cancel all but the most urgent care and it appeared rising Omicron cases would overwhelm it. Lockdowns are very hard on everyone and keeping everything closed is also bad for our health," Health Minister Ernst Kuipers said. Dutch government ministers are meeting Saturday to discuss advice from a panel of experts who are reportedly advising a toughening of the partial lockdown that is already in place to combat COVID-19. "We are taking a calculated risk because we have to. THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Tuesday extended the Netherlands' coronavirus curfew until March 15 while also relaxing some lockdown measures in. A protestor holds a banner during a small anti-COVID restriction demonstration in the Hague, the Netherlands, Saturday, Dec.
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25.Įarlier on Friday restaurants in one Dutch city reopened on and others said they would open on Saturday regardless of government plans as popular support for the month-long lockdown evaporates despite the strain on hospitals and record new infections. Rutte added that the uncertainties meant that bars, restaurants and cultural venues would have to remain closed until at least Jan.