London Mayor Sadiq Khan underscored the official concern about the climbing cases and their potential to overwhelm the health care system by declaring a major incident Saturday, a move that allows local councils in Britain’s capital to coordinate work more closely with emergency services.
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curfew on pubs and bars and limited attendance at indoor and outdoor events. Denmark closed theaters, concert halls, amusement parks and museums.
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Paris canceled its New Year’s Eve fireworks. “The Netherlands is going into lockdown again from tomorrow,” Rutte said, adding that the move was “unavoidable because of the fifth wave caused by the omicron variant that is bearing down on us.”īefore the Dutch announcement, alarmed ministers in France, Cyprus and Austria tightened travel restrictions. Residents only will be permitted two visitors except for Christmas and New Year’s, when four will be allowed, he said. 14 starting Sunday, caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Saturday night. Schools, universities, and all non-essential stores, bars and restaurants in the Netherlands will be closed until Jan. On Friday the government said universities and vocational schools would also reopen and announced a shorter quarantine period after an exposure and an expansion of the use of masks.LONDON - Nations across Europe moved to reimpose tougher measures to stem a new wave of COVID-19 infections spurred by the highly transmissible omicron variant, including a new nationwide lockdown introduced by the Dutch government. 10 after a longer-than-planned winter holiday, but have been plagued by frequent class dismissals due to illness or exposure of teachers or students. Primary and secondary schools reopened on Jan. Rutte said he viewed the actions as one-off protests and had talked to municipal authorities about enforcing the new rules after this weekend. In the southern city of Valkenburg, restaurants opened on Friday in defiance of the rules and with support from the city's mayor, and 15 other municipalities said they would follow suit on Saturday. More than 86% of Dutch adults are fully vaccinated and nearly 50% received a booster shot in a major campaign during the lockdown. 11.Ī poll by Hart van Nederland published on Friday found that 89% of people supported reopening stores and a majority also support reopening restaurants and cultural institutions. Infections have continued to rise despite the lockdown, which bans all public gatherings, with a record of more than 200,000 in the week through Jan. On Friday the Netherlands Institute for Health (RIVM) announced a record high of more than 35,000 infections in 24 hours. Rutte's government ordered the lockdown in mid-December as a wave of the Delta variant forced the health system to cancel all but the most urgent care and it appeared rising Omicron cases would overwhelm it. Lockdowns are very hard on everyone and keeping everything closed is also bad for our health," Health Minister Ernst Kuipers said. "We are taking a calculated risk because we have to.
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25.Įarlier on Friday restaurants in one Dutch city reopened on and others said they would open on Saturday regardless of government plans as popular support for the month-long lockdown evaporates despite the strain on hospitals and record new infections. Rutte added that the uncertainties meant that bars, restaurants and cultural venues would have to remain closed until at least Jan.