Mr Rutte,DutchPM,who has faced growing calls for a relaxation of restrictions in recent weeks amid falling deaths and admissions to intensive care, added that the new rules will be effective until 8 March.
Cafes, bars and restaurants will be allowed to open until 10pm, though to gain entry patrons will be required to show a negative test result, prove they are vaccinated or have recently recovered from a coronavirus infection.
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Covid: Netherlands to ease restrictions despite rising case numbers - BBC News
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Wednesday, February 23, 2022
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Canada: Omicron infections have peaked nationally, Canada's top doctor says - by John Paul Tasker
Canada's chief public health officer said Friday that cases of the Omicron variant have peaked nationwide and the number of new infections has dropped significantly over the past week.
Canada's molecular testing system has been hampered by constrained capacity and staffing issues that have made PCR tests unavailable to many. Dr. Theresa Tam pointed to other indicators — daily case counts, test positivity rates and wastewater surveillance trends — that she said suggest Canada is now through the worst of the Omicron wave.
But the number of people in hospitals with COVID-19 is still at a record high, putting Canada's health care system under severe strain.
Read more at: Omicron infections have peaked nationally, Canada's top doctor says | CBC News
Canada's molecular testing system has been hampered by constrained capacity and staffing issues that have made PCR tests unavailable to many. Dr. Theresa Tam pointed to other indicators — daily case counts, test positivity rates and wastewater surveillance trends — that she said suggest Canada is now through the worst of the Omicron wave.
But the number of people in hospitals with COVID-19 is still at a record high, putting Canada's health care system under severe strain.
Read more at: Omicron infections have peaked nationally, Canada's top doctor says | CBC News
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
The Netherlands: Face masks are back, more working at home, as Dutch bring back anti-Covid rules
Netherlands is bringing in new measures to control coronavirus in a bid to reverse the sharp rise in new cases, and tougher rules are also in the pipeline if there is no improvement. The new plans were outlined by ministers at a press conference on Tuesday evening, shortly after officials raised the risk level to ‘severe’ now that the average number of hospital admissions per day is above 100.
Although social distancing will not be compulsory, it is the government’s ‘urgent advice’, prime minister Mark Rutte told a press conference on Tuesday evening .
Read more at: Face masks are back, more working at home, as Dutch bring back anti-Covid rules - DutchNews.nl
Although social distancing will not be compulsory, it is the government’s ‘urgent advice’, prime minister Mark Rutte told a press conference on Tuesday evening .
Read more at: Face masks are back, more working at home, as Dutch bring back anti-Covid rules - DutchNews.nl
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