The almost empty Dam Square in the center of Amsterdam in December 2020
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The Dutch government may hope to adopt new corona measures on Friday. Restaurants and certain shops will have to close in the evening, and the number of people you can meet will be limited.
DDue to the rapid increase in the number of infections, the Netherlands hopes to restrict part of public life again.Like a TV station US According to reports, restaurants and shops that do not meet daily needs should close at 7pm. In addition, citizens should invite up to four people into private homes. Sports events should be held without spectators.
In addition, the areas that can only be accessed through Corona Pass should only be open to people who are vaccinated and recovering in the future, and not to those who have been tested (2-G rule). These restrictions should apply for three weeks initially and start on Saturday night.
The formal decision should be made by the Cabinet on Friday afternoon and the Prime Minister in the evening Mark Rutte Was announced. The government will go further than its own committee of experts, which has recommended two weeks of “blockade-like” restrictions. However, cinemas and theaters should remain open.
On Thursday, there were 16,300 new infections in the country within 24 hours, a record high since the outbreak. coronavirus record. The previous 13,000 records were from December. Compared with other EU countries, hospitals with a proportional reduction in the number of intensive care beds have warned that they may be overloaded. In the Netherlands, 82% of residents over the age of 12 have been vaccinated against the coronavirus, one of the countries with the highest rate in the European Union. The intensive vaccination schedule will start in December.
