The Dutch Government has declared this Saturday, after an emergency meeting due to the advance of the omicron variant, a strict confinement in the Netherlands that comes into force this Sunday and remains until January 14, whereby it closes off all non-essential activity, but also colleges and universities.
At a press conference in The Hague, the acting Prime Minister, Mark Rutte, explained that only essential stores will remain open, such as supermarkets, pharmacies, gas stations and the minimum services, but everything else, including shops, restaurants, cinemas, theaters or gymsThey will have to close their doors for almost a month.
Additionally, a maximum of two guests per household per day will be allowed, but there will be an exception of four visitors per house during Christmas Eve, Christmas and San Esteban (December 26) and New Year’s Eve.
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