The Netherlands has just gone into a month-long nationwide lockdown in response to the Omicron surge
The Netherlands entered a nationwide lockdown on Sunday, becoming the first EU country to reimpose stringent holiday restrictions in the face of surging Omicron cases.
Most indoor sports facilities will close, and supermarkets and chemists remain open on restricted hours. Schools and colleges will also close until January 9. Funerals are restricted to 100 attendees or fewer. "I can now hear the whole of the Netherlands sighing. This is exactly one week before Christmas, another Christmas that is completely different from what we would like," Rutte said on Saturday,During the early stages of the pandemic, the Dutch imposed an"intelligent lockdown" that focused on shielding high-risk people while aiming for population immunity.
The Netherlands' National Institute for Public Health on Saturday stated the country has a total of more than 2.9 million COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, with 20,420 reported deaths.
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