four household guests on December 24, 25, 26, and 31 (excluding children under the age of 13) two household guests per day (excluding children under the age of 13) Hairdressers and other non-medical contact-based professions to close.Ban on all events (including Christmas markets). Enforced opening times of 5am - 5pm for outdoor sports facilities.Gyms and other indoor sports facilities to close.Catering industry to close (open for takeaway).Non-essential shops to close (open for click and collect).Schools, universities, and after-school care to close (from December 20 - January 9).The following restrictions will come into effect at 5am on December 19: He also highlighted the importance of booster shots in the fight against Omicron.Īs per the latest advice from the OMT, Rutte and De Jonge revealed that the country would go into a hard lockdown that would remain in place until the new year. He said it was likely that the severity of the imminent Omicron wave could be even worse than that of the first wave last spring. Van Dissel outlined the views of the OMT, emphasising the fact that little was known about the new variant and that experts felt the current situation in the Netherlands was "worrying." He said the new restrictions were needed in order to curb the spread of Omicron and limit the pressure on the Dutch healthcare system.Īccording to Van Dissel, Omicron will be the dominant COVID-19 strain in the Netherlands before the end of 2021, replacing the Delta variant. The Netherlands to celebrate second Christmas in lockdownĪlmost a year to the day since Rutte announced a hard lockdown for Christmas 2020, and only a few days after the government's last coronavirus press conference, Saturday saw the Dutch government call another, last-minute press conference in order to address the rising Omicron infection rate.įor the first time, the chairman of the National Institute for Public Health and Environment (RIVM) and the Outbreak Management Team (OMT), Jaap van Dissel, was also present at the press conference. The lockdown is due to remain in place until (at least) January 14. At the press conference on Saturday, December 18, Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Health Minister Hugo de Jonge announced a hard lockdown for the Netherlands that would come into effect on Sunday, December 19.
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