The Netherlands: Why the country goes in strict lockdown, while Belgium doesn't

The Netherlands will go into a “strict lockdown” from midnight to stave off the rising coronavirus infections, but Belgium

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announce a strict lockdown at 7:00 PM today, but a large part of the content already made it to the press, including measures such as the closure of schools, non-essential stores, museums, hairdressers and theatres. Like in Belgium, bars and restaurants in the country had already been closed for some time.

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