Coronavirus: And officially return to partial lockdown for the Netherlands

In part lockdown proceeds the Netherlands from tomorrow, Saturday, and for three weeks, the government announced tonight, against the background of the outbreak of the epidemic coronavirus, according to what officials and the media had announced in the last few hours.

It is worth mentioning that the new cases today exceeded 16,000 for the second consecutive day. On Thursday, authorities announced 16,364 new Covid incidents, breaking the previous record of 12,997 cases in December 2020.

It is noted that the country of 17 million inhabitants has recorded 2.2 million cases and 18.612 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.

Tonight’s announcements were preceded by hospital warning that they will not be able to spend the winter under the current conditions.

The APE also reports that Covid’s peak is being recorded despite the fact that 82% of Dutch people over the age of 12 have been fully vaccinated. Vaccinated people, however, make up the majority of cases in intensive care units (69%) and hospital admissions (55%).

The new restrictive measures

Among the new restrictions that will apply in the country, from the next 24 hours, are the change of hours for restaurants and stores – will close earlier – and the ban on the presence of spectators at major sporting events.

THE teleworking should be favored while many public events will be canceled – in others, access will be allowed on display sanitary pass (vaccinated – sick).

Among the canceled events was his official arrival Sinderklaas – of the Dutch Santa Claus – expected on Saturday in Utrecht.

However, schools will remain open and leave the house will be allowed. The members of the government talk about a “partial quarantine“, Necessary in order to” rapidly reduce the number of cases “.

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