Dutch coronavirus lockdown likely to be extended by two weeks Facebook Dutch coronavirus lockdown likely to be extended by two weeks Facebook What's up According to new reports from The Hague, the coronavirus lockdown currently in place in the Netherlands is likely to be extended by at least two weeks. The coronavirus situation in the Netherlands In the weekly report published on January 5, the National Institute for Public Health and Environment (RIVM) stated that, while the number of coronavirus infections had decreased, the percentage of positive tests remained high and the hard lockdown that came into effect before Christmas was yet to provide convincing results.