According to British reports on Saturday, the lockdown would include a ban on indoor socializing and hospitality. AdvertisementDutch media, cited by the Reuters news agency, said it was expected that the government would announce a “strict” Christmas lockdown, where everything would be shut with the exception of essential stores. European governments imposed a spate of restrictions that ground travel to a halt and saw travelers lying low. And Switzerland is also stepping up anti-COVID measures from Monday as the country battles an intense fifth wave of the virus. Long lines snaked around the parking lot at the Eurotunnel, which runs the tunnel that drivers use to cross the water.

Source: The Times December 18, 2021 18:48 UTC