Netherlands brings in lockdown to combat omicron
By DW
02 January 2022 |
1:25 pm
The Netherlands has become the first European country to enact a strict lockdown over Christmas. Omicron infections are spreading rapidly across the country. All nonessential businesses have been closed until at least mid-January.
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