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Prime Minister Mark Rutte

declared on Monday the closure of kindergartens, schools and institutes

, and of all non-essential activity, which includes shops, gyms, brothels and museums, until January 19, in the most rigid confinements applied in countries Low since March against the coronavirus.

In a speech to the nation

, unusual for a Dutch head of government

and interrupted with whistles and screams in the background from a protest called in front of his office against the restrictions, Rutte confirmed that the Netherlands "will be confined" immediately and for five weeks.

, after spreading infections to about 10,000 cases per day.

Two months after closing bars and restaurants to control infections without success, Rutte, who described the measures as

"severe" and "drastic" but "vital"

, has asked citizens to reduce their outings, confine themselves, not travel abroad and limit the number of guests home to a maximum of two people, and three at Christmas.

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