![]() ![]() Austria and parts of Germany already have similar restrictions in place. Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said that the government is also working on legislation to restrict access in some “high-risk” locations and events to people who can demonstrate they are fully vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19 – and not allow people who have tested negative. Masks are already widely mandated, including in shops and public transport. Rutte also said that social distancing is returning. Speaking about the deteriorating situation in Europe at a press conference earlier Friday, Dr Michael Ryan, the World Health Organization (WHO) head of emergencies, said that “quite frankly, some countries are in such a difficult situation now that they’re going to find it hard not to put in place restrictive measures, at least for a short period of time, to reduce the intensity of transmission.” ![]() “Tonight we have a very unpleasant message with very unpleasant and far-reaching decisions,” Rutte said on Friday. Stores selling non-essential items will have to close at 6pm. Under the lockdown, bars, restaurants and supermarkets will have to close at 8pm (19:00 GMT), professional sports matches will be played in empty stadiums and people are being urged to work from home as much as possible. The lockdown that begins Saturday night is the first to start in Western Europe since a new wave of infections began surging across parts of the continent. Caretaker Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has announced a three-week partial lockdown amid surging COVID-19 cases in the Netherlands, saying his government wants to “deliver a hard blow to the virus”. ![]()
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