Dutch nightclubs, festivals placed on maintain because of resurgence in COVID-19 instances in Netherlands

by: Ariel King
Jul 13, 2021
Whereas a lot of the world has been steadily heading in the direction of reopening, with artists reserving new excursions and golf equipment opening their doorways, the Netherlands goes again into lockdown simply two weeks after lifting restrictions. COVID-19 continues to make its means by means of the world, with the Delta variant proving to be extra infectious than earlier strains because it targets youthful folks.
Following a rise of seven,000 new instances in simply 24 hours, Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte known as for golf equipment and festivals to shut again down, limiting socialization to smaller gatherings reminiscent of birthday events and yard drinks. Talking in a press convention, Rutte stated,
“Our intention is to guard these with weak well being circumstances and the well being service, in addition to to trigger as little harm as attainable to the financial system and society. It isn’t a query of blaming a selected age group or sector. […] Be smart. Maintain events small and manageable, and hold to the essential guidelines.”
Whereas social distancing pointers shall be put again in place, the Netherlands will solely resume mandated masks for these on public transportation. The present pointers will stay in place till August 14, and be re-evaluated on August 13.
H/T: DutchNews.nl
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