Netherlands
New Dutch Cabinet sworn in
Almost exactly a year after the fall of the previous Cabinet, the Dutch Cabinet was sworn in on Monday. Like his previous…
Dutch to reopen schools despite high infection rates
The Netherlands, under a strict COVID-19 lockdown for the past two weeks, will reopen primary and secondary schools on Jan. 10 despite…
Dutch police disperse thousands protesting against lockdown measures
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Riot police with batons and shields tried to break up a crowd of several thousand who had gathered in…
Omicron on verge of becoming dominant variant in Amsterdam
Nearly half of coronavirus infections in Amsterdam are now caused by the Omicron variant – a twelvefold increase in the last eight…
Prosecutors start closing arguments in Dutch murder trial over downed MH17 flight
Dutch prosecutors on Monday began their closing arguments in the trial of suspects in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17…
Netherlands to go into strict Christmas lockdown
THE HAGUE, Dec 18 (Reuters) - The Netherlands will go into a strict lockdown over the Christmas and New Year period to…
Dutch COVID-19 restrictions extended through Christmas holidays
The Netherlands will extend COVID-19 restrictions through the Christmas holidays, including the early closure of schools, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said…
Dutch consider early Christmas break for schools to limit COVID-19 spread
The Dutch government on Tuesday said it is considering closing schools a week early for Christmas this year as coronavirus infections remain…
German and Austrian COVID-19 incidence rate falls, stable in Netherlands
The COVID-19 incidence rate has dropped slightly in Germany and Austria and stabilised in the Netherlands since the three countries introduced new…
Roundup – Omicron coronavirus variant spreads with cases detected in Netherlands, Denmark, Australia
Thirteen cases found in Netherlands Two cases detected in Australia, two in Denmark Israel announces it is barring foreigners for two weeks…
Some of the 61 COVID cases from S.Africa flights in Netherlands are of new variant
AMSTERDAM, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Dutch health authorities said on Saturday they had detected 61 COVID-19 cases among people who flew from…
UPDATE – Dutch test for new variant after finding 61 COVID cases among South Africa passengers
AMSTERDAM, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Dutch health authorities said on Saturday they had detected 61 COVID-19 cases among people who flew from…