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Partial containment in the Netherlands: first clashes between demonstrators and police

2021-11-12T21:08:54.178Z


Clashes took place in front of the Dutch Ministry of Justice, when Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced this measure, co


"The virus is everywhere, in all sectors and at all ages."

These are words we don't want to hear.

Especially when they precede a very restrictive measure, which marked the spirits so much.

Yet it is with this observation that the Dutch Prime Minister, Mark Rutte, announced the reconfinement of the Netherlands this Friday and for three weeks, after almost two years of a global pandemic, and while the vaccines seemed to offer a way out of the crisis , facing the Covid-19.

The Dutch have 24 hours to prepare for it.

As of Saturday, bars, restaurants and essential stores such as supermarkets will have to close at 8 p.m., and non-essential stores at 6 p.m. local time.

They are also called upon not to accommodate more than four people at home and to telework, "unless this is really not possible," said Mark Rutte.

Public protests are cut and football matches will be played behind closed doors, including the World Cup qualifier between the Netherlands and Norway next week.

However, schools remain open and outings outside the home authorized.

The measures had been described by the government as "partial containment" ahead of the press conference, according to local media.

Confrontation with the police

"Partial", but not easier to live with so far.

The issue of sanitary measures is hotly debated in the Netherlands.

Demonstrations against the restrictions are recurrent there and crystallize around curfews, a measure that was even canceled by one of the courts in The Hague in February 2021.

This Friday evening, 200 protesters clashed with riot police and mounted police outside the Justice and Security Ministry in The Hague as Prime Minister Mark Rutte gave his press conference on the re-containment at the inside the building.

Dutch police used a water cannon to disperse protesters who were throwing stones and firing fireworks.

The Netherlands announced 16,364 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours on Thursday, breaking the previous record of 12,997 cases set in December 2020. Hospitals have warned they will not be able to spend the winter under current conditions.

The peak of Covid-19 comes despite the fact that 82% of Dutch people over the age of 12 have been fully vaccinated.

The Dutch government has announced that the vaccine booster campaign will start in December.

Source: leparis

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