Utrecht: Protests broke out in the Dutch city on Saturday night as a new coronavirus lockdown imposed amid soaring infections forced bars and restaurants to close at 8 pm.
Dutch broadcaster NOS reported that hundreds of young people gathered in a central square in Leeuwarden, 140 km north of Amsterdam. Video showed them setting off fireworks and holding flares billowing smoke. NOS reported that riot police later moved in to push the protesters off the square.
Austria puts Curbs ON unvaccinated
- The Austrian government ordered a nationwide lockdown for unvaccinated people starting midnight Sunday
- The move prohibits unvaccinated individuals older than age 12 from leaving their homes except for basic activities
Elsewhere in the Netherlands, media reported that bars in the southern city of Breda remained open beyond the new lockdown mandated closing time.
Caretaker Dutch PM Mark Rutte said the partial lockdown would run for at least three weeks.