In the Netherlands, nightclubs and discos that opened their doors after the lockdown just two weeks ago will have to close again due to the rapid increase in the number of coronavirus infections.

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The strengthening of quarantine came into force on the morning of July 10.

On Friday, the increase in coronavirus infections reached 7,000 cases per day - despite the fact that the population of the Netherlands is about 17.2 million people. The last time such indicators were seen in early May, and in the second half of June they were less than 1000 per day.. After that, in fact, for the last 4 days, there was a sharp jump every day.

The health authorities attribute this to the spread of the Delta strain, first discovered in India, which is considered more infectious and more resistant to vaccines..

The government decision turned out to be softer than the experts recommended - in addition to closing the clubs, they also advised to ban the work of bars between 22-00 and 06-00, ban parties at home or set restrictions up to 8 people. However, Prime Minister Mark Rutte urged only to refrain from meetings of large companies and keep a distance.

Jaap van Dissel, spokesman for the Center for Infectious Disease Control at the National Institute of Public Health, said that the consequences of the current surge in infections are still unpredictable.. Now young people are most often infected - among whom there are fewer vaccinated - however, according to him, this does not mean that the burden on hospitals in the event of a new wave of the epidemic will be less..

According to data provided by the country to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control, as of July 9 in the Netherlands, at least 79% of the adult population had been vaccinated with at least the first dose, and almost 48% of the population completed vaccination..