(AFP Photo)Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has announced Western Europe’s first partial lockdown of the winter, with at least three weeks of Covid curbs on restaurants, shops and sporting events. Cases have soared since the Dutch government lifted most Covid measures less than two months ago on Sept 25, reaching a record level of more than 16,000 on Thursday and Friday. (AFP Photo)Several European countries are reimposing restrictions in a bid to curb the worrying rise in Covid cases. The same is not true of Eastern European countries, he added. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced Western Europe’s first partial lockdown of the winter, with at least three weeks of Covid curbs on restaurants, shops and sporting events.
