The Dutch government tells both vaccinated and unvaccinated US travellers to observe extended quarantine due to Omicron Fully vaccinated travellers from the United States will now have to undergo 10 days of quarantine in the Netherlands after Amsterdam designated the country a “very high risk” area over a surge in Omicron cases. The US was […]
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Netherlands imposes hard lockdown
Bars, cafes, and all but the most essential stores will close in the Netherlands until mid-January, as the country goes into hard lockdown in a bid to slow the spread of the Omicron variant. The new restrictions were announced by the government on Saturday evening, after an emergency meeting of Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s cabinet […]
2 wounded after shots fired at Covid protest in Netherlands
At least two people were wounded by police gunfire in the Dutch city of Rotterdam after a protest over renewed Covid-19 restrictions spiraled into a violent riot, seeing demonstrators torch a squad car and clash with officers. A large crowd of protesters showed up at Rotterdam’s iconic Coolsingel street on Friday evening to denounce a […]
WATCH: Road blockade in Netherlands over Covid controls
Truckers and other motorists have been trapped in a four-mile-long traffic jam on the outskirts of the Dutch city of Rotterdam amid a protest against the government’s Covid measures. According to local media, as many as 200 activists blocked the gates of a major port in the city’s harbor on Thursday. For several hours, they […]
WATCH: Protesters, police clash after new Covid restrictions announced in the Netherlands
Protesters took to the streets and clashed with Dutch police in The Hague shortly after caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced strict new lockdown measures to curb Covid-19 cases. Demonstrators threw stones and set off fireworks on Friday evening, while riot police at one point deployed a water cannon, according to footage and reports from […]
Netherlands re-introduces facemasks & other restrictions as Covid-19 cases surge
The Dutch government has announced re-introduction of certain coronavirus restrictions, including face masks, citing a new surge in Covid-19 cases. The daily number of infections looks on course to reach pandemic peaks. The new tightening of anti-Covid measures was announced by Prime Minister Mark Rutte late on Tuesday. Rutte urged all citizens, vaccinated and unvaccinated, […]
Dozens of environmental activists block Shell’s oil refinery in Netherlands in protest over ‘greenwashing’ ads (PHOTOS)
Over 80 activists from a dozen EU states have blocked entry to Shell’s oil refinery in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, to protest against the giant’s “greenwashing” advertisements and call for a new law that bans fossil fuel ads. On Monday, Greenpeace EU climate and energy campaigner Silvia Pastorelli announced that the group’s activists were barricading Shell’s […]
12-year-old wins Covid jab court battle against anti-vax dad in Netherlands
A 12-year-old boy has won a court case in the Netherlands to get inoculated against Covid after his father expressed skepticism at the jab over concerns it was new and could have long-term consequences to health. A Dutch court in the Northern city of Gronigen said on Thursday that it had ruled in favor of […]
2 killed, one injured in eastern Netherlands, suspect arrested, reportedly armed with crossbow
Dutch police have arrested a suspect in a knife attack in the city of Almelo after two people were killed and a third person was injured in a “stabbing incident.” The assailant also sustained injuries. On Friday, police in the Netherlands were called to an incident on Steynstraat, a side-street in the city center of […]