Covid-19: Thousands gather in Amsterdam to protest lockdown despite demonstration ban
Under the lockdown, all non-essential shops are closed along with bars, restaurants and venues
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Under the lockdown, all non-essential shops are closed along with bars, restaurants and venues
Prime Minister Mark Rutte is expected to announce fresh anti-COVID measures at a press conference at 1800 GMT, which could include closing bars, restaurants and non-essential shops at 5pm.
Demonstrators set off fireworks and vandalised property in the northern cities of Groningen and Leeuwarden, in Enschede to the east and Tilburg to the south.
Dutch police said Sunday they have arrested 19 people over riots in The Hague after the country was rocked by a second night of violence over the government's coronavirus measures.
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