Failure to cut Covid infections ‘very concerning’ as easing of curbs postponed

Warning of third wave amid unexpectedly high reluctance to accept vaccines

‘The emergence of the third wave here in the Netherlands resembles what we’re seeing in neighbouring countries’

Three-day election begins as suspension of AstraZeneca jabs set to delay vaccine rollout

Lockdown and overnight curfew to be extended until the ‘end of March at the earliest’

Company tells EU issues around supply of vaccine ingredients may slow delivery

Second such attack since government imposed rolling overnight curfew

Hague Letter: After a reasonable start, the pandemic response has been patchy at best

‘It is simply unimaginable why this plan is taking so long’, says expert

Wearing masks obligatory from December 1st – a big shift for the socially liberal Dutch

Second wave of virus spreading quicker than first in EU’s most densely populated country

Government abandons talk of ‘intelligent lockdown’ in urgent effort to slow cases

‘The facts don’t lie, we have to be stricter for ourselves’: The Netherlands goes into partial lockdown

After months of resistance to masks, officials give in to pressure from MPs and retailers

Coronavirus: Numbers infected doubling every eight days and daily death toll rising

Concerns people are losing discipline as ‘hard to understand’ measures criticised

Hague Letter: a survey found 89% of respondents said they went shopping at least once despite having possible Covid symptoms

Hague Letter: all politicians would be mistaken to believe they are in the driving seat when it comes to coronavirus

Privacy concerns leads health minister to appoint new team to oversee project

Hague Letter: Proposed softening of criteria risks undermining an important policy