Press conference result: Curfew likely but not yet confirmed, one guest per household

In today’s press conference, Prime Minister Mark Rutte delivered the news we’ve all been anticipating: a curfew will be issued across the country — that is, if parliament supports it after a debate tomorrow. Home visits will also be reduced to one guest per day, and new travel restrictions will be implemented.

This announcement comes as the coronavirus figures in the Netherlands have started to gradually decline, but the more contagious new variant threatens to spread throughout the country at a rapid rate. “We need to counter that,” Rutte says. “We’re all tired, me too. But we need to counter it and we need to have some perspective for a return to normal life.”

Curfew
“Nobody wants a curfew — but we’re getting it,” says Rutte. The plan is not technically official yet, as it still needs to pass in parliament. However, the Outbreak Management Team (OMT) has recommended a curfew and this is backed by the cabinet.
The curfew…