Covid Netherlands, ‘curfew’ for bars and restaurants from 5pm

The Dutch government today announced a new set of measures against Coronavirus, including a night confinement that will force bars and restaurants to close after 5pm. The measures will have an initial three-week validity, although Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has already announced that “he cannot guarantee that the virus will disappear in three weeks”. The night closure starting from 17 will affect cinemas and gyms, but not supermarkets, which will close at 20. “The infections are high, higher, higher every day”, complained Rutte during a press conference in which he announced the measures. . From Sunday each person will be able to receive a maximum of four people at their home. We must reduce the number of activities and trips by 20 percent to reduce the number of infections “, claimed the ‘premier’ of the Netherlands.” Today, 340 people were hospitalized with the coronavirus. There are now 2,600 active cases of Covid-19. We hear these numbers often and it is possible that we have become immune, “warned Dutch Health Minister, Hugo de Jonge. The Netherlands has seen a spike in infections in recent weeks. Over 20,000 new cases have been registered in the last week daily, with an incidence of about 900 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants.