The Netherlands is likely to be on the verge of a partial lockdown. The number of corona infections is extremely high. First details have been leaked.
The Hague – The pressure in view of the rising Corona * numbers is growing in the Netherlands. Now a new partial lockdown threatens. Bars, restaurants and many shops are to close for three weeks from 7 p.m., as several media report unanimously. The rule could apply from Saturday.
Contacts are also limited: Citizens are then only allowed to receive a maximum of four visitors at home. Sports competitions should take place without an audience. Cinemas and theaters should be allowed to continue to be used with proof of vaccination or a negative corona test. The cabinet of the acting Prime Minister Mark Rutte wants to make a statement in the evening.
Netherlands: Corona infections at a new high
The number of new corona infections rose to more than 16,000 on Thursday and has thus reached a record high. Never before during this pandemic have so many new corona cases been reported within one day, as the Reich Institute for Health and Environment RIVM announced on Thursday. The 7-day incidence rose to more than 500 – twice as high as in Germany. In the Netherlands, 85 percent of adults are vaccinated.
Clinics in the Netherlands warn of a state of emergency
The number of patients in hospitals and deaths are also increasing *. On Thursday there were around 1,700 Covid sufferers in the hospitals. The situation, especially in intensive care units, is so precarious that hospitals are already warning of the emergency. In the past seven days, an average of 24 people died as a result of Covid, in the previous week there were an average of 18 deaths a day. (ml / dpa) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
