The Dutch parliament has approved hastily drawn-up legislation underpinning the country’s coronavirus curfew after a judge ordered the measure scrapped earlier this weekTHE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The Dutch parliament approved hastily drawn-up legislation Thursday underpinning the country's coronavirus curfew after a judge ordered the measure scrapped earlier this week. If the senate approves the legislation, the curfew will remain in place and the appeal court's decision will become largely irrelevant. He demanded that fines meted out for breaches of the curfew be canceled or repaid. The curfew, which sparked rioting last month but is very broadly supported and followed, remains in force pending the outcome of the government's appeal. A judge in The Hague banned the curfew, saying the law the government used when it introduced the measure last month can only be wielded in pressing emergencies such as a massive dike breach.

Source: ABC News February 18, 2021 09:00 UTC