Dutch government orders partial lockdown amid rising Covid cases

Fri, 12 Nov, 2021 - 18:58

Mike Corder, Associated Press

Caretaker Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has announced a three-week partial lockdown amid surging Covid-19 cases in the Netherlands.

The lockdown, which begins on Saturday night, is the first in Western Europe since a new wave of infections began surging across parts of the continent.

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