{"id":51621,"date":"2021-12-20T19:14:46","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T17:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?p=51621"},"modified":"2021-12-20T18:16:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T16:16:00","slug":"netherlands-go-into-tough-christmas-lockdown-over-omicron-wave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/netherlands-go-into-tough-christmas-lockdown-over-omicron-wave","title":{"rendered":"Netherlands Go Into Tough Christmas Lockdown Over Omicron Wave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>The Netherlands has entered into another lockdown which came into effect from 19 December until at least 14 January 2022.<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement posted on the Government website on Saturday, the lockdown is aimed at slowing down the spread of the Omicron variant in the Netherlands. It reads in part:<\/p>\n<p>It has become clear in the past week that the Omicron variant is spreading very rapidly in the Netherlands too.<\/p>\n<p>The Outbreak Management Team (OMT) expects that this variant will be the dominant variant in the Netherlands by the end of December.<\/p>\n<p>This is sooner than previously expected. This rapid increase in infections means the number of COVID-19 patients in hospitals and ICUs will rise further before the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>It is therefore looking increasingly likely that the healthcare system will become overburdened in January. We all want hospital and GP care to be available when we need it.<\/p>\n<p>The spread of the Omicron variant must be slowed as soon as possible in order to ensure healthcare services remain available to all.<\/p>\n<p>This is why the government has decided that the Netherlands will go into lockdown from Sunday 19 December until at least Friday 14 January 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the measures and urgent advice that came into effect on Sunday 19 December 2021:<\/p>\n<p>Learning centres, that is, secondary schools, secondary schools for special education, secondary vocational education (MBO) and higher education (HBO and universities) will be closed from Monday 20 December until Sunday 9 January.<\/p>\n<p>The Dutch Government also invited all people aged 18 years and above to receive booster shots to increase protection against the Omicron variant.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. The Netherlands has entered into another lockdown which came into effect from 19 December until at least 14 January 2022. According to a statement posted on the Government website on Saturday, the lockdown is aimed at slowing down the spread of the Omicron variant in the Netherlands. 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