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| Netherlands reimposes Covid-19 measures over rise in cases just weeks after lifting restrictions | Netherlands reimposes Covid-19 measures over rise in cases just weeks after lifting restrictions |
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| The Netherlands is reintroducing Covid-19 restrictions for nightclubs, restaurants and music festivals in response to a spike in infections among younger people, the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has said. | The Netherlands is reintroducing Covid-19 restrictions for nightclubs, restaurants and music festivals in response to a spike in infections among younger people, the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has said. |
| The reimposition of the health measures, which were only lifted June 26, will take effect from Saturday morning and stay in place until August 14, Rutte told a news conference on Friday. | The reimposition of the health measures, which were only lifted June 26, will take effect from Saturday morning and stay in place until August 14, Rutte told a news conference on Friday. |
| Appearing alongside Health Minister Hugo de Jonge, the PM said the country’s hospitality and nightlife sectors needed to be shut down due to a rise in cases of the more infectious Delta variant of the virus. | Appearing alongside Health Minister Hugo de Jonge, the PM said the country’s hospitality and nightlife sectors needed to be shut down due to a rise in cases of the more infectious Delta variant of the virus. |
| Rutte said the government will now only allow one-day public events in venues filled to two-thirds capacity, and spectators must prove their vaccination and infection status. | Rutte said the government will now only allow one-day public events in venues filled to two-thirds capacity, and spectators must prove their vaccination and infection status. |
| All restaurants and bars in the Netherlands will also need to close their doors from midnight until 6am each day, while live music is to be banned. | All restaurants and bars in the Netherlands will also need to close their doors from midnight until 6am each day, while live music is to be banned. |
| A ticketing system allowing people to be exempt from the social distancing rule will also be paused until next month, when the government will review the situation. | A ticketing system allowing people to be exempt from the social distancing rule will also be paused until next month, when the government will review the situation. |
| De Jonge said the recent surge in infections mostly affected young people, but warned it was “inevitable” that the elderly would also become infected unless the government took action. | De Jonge said the recent surge in infections mostly affected young people, but warned it was “inevitable” that the elderly would also become infected unless the government took action. |
| In the week to July 6, the number of new Covid-19 infections in the Netherlands increased by 103% compared to the previous seven days, the latest analysis by the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment shows. | In the week to July 6, the number of new Covid-19 infections in the Netherlands increased by 103% compared to the previous seven days, the latest analysis by the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment shows. |
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