Netherlands 'going into lockdown again' to curb omicron
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The Dutch government says it is imposing a tough nationwide lockdown in an attempt to rein in sharply rising levels of infections with the omicron coronavirus mutation
LONDON -- The Dutch government says it is imposing a tough nationwide lockdown in an attempt to rein in sharply rising levels of infections with the omicron coronavirus mutation.
Schools, universities, and all non-essential stores, bars and restaurants will be closed until Jan. 14 starting Sunday, caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte said.
“The Netherlands is going into lockdown again from tomorrow,” Rutte said Saturday. He said the move was “unavoidable because of the fifth wave caused by the omicron variant that is bearing down on us.”
Rutte says the government's new order builds on an existing partial lockdown already in force that requires bars, restaurants and other public gathering places such as cinemas and theaters to close at 5 p.m.
