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Dutch take big step towards ending COVID curbs

The Netherlands on Friday announced further easing of a raft of measures to combat coronavirus, including an end to mask-wearing in most places. Prime Minister Mark Rutte said the country was “taking a big step” towards a life without restrictions, from June 26. “Almost everything is possible at a distance of 1.5 metres,” he added. […]

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Dutch outdoor classes avoid coronavirus ‘digital misery’

A Dutch university is holding open-air classes in parks, public squares and parking lots to limit the number of lectures taking place online because of the coronavirus pandemic. At the foot of a majestic church in the historic centre of the city of Middelburg, science professor Edward Nieuwenhuis demonstrates an experiment on a bench in […]