Dutch police use water cannon at protest against COVID measures

Police in Amsterdam used water cannons to disperse protesters demonstrating against COVID-19 restrictions on Sunday, January 24.

The demonstration was held in Amsterdam's Museum Square, and Mayor Femke Halsema designated the area as a "high-risk zone" to give police the power to frisk people for weapons.

Riot police on horseback also attempted to clear the demonstrators. A nighttime curfew went into effect on Saturday, January 23, in a bid to rein in the coronavirus.

Parliament voted narrowly last week to approve the curfew, swayed by assertions that an English variant is about to cause a new surge in cases. New infections in the country have generally been declining for a month.

Last Sunday, protesters clashed with riot police on horseback on the square, leading to the detention of 143 people.

The Netherlands was the last country in the European Union to begin vaccinations and so far has vaccinated a total of 77,000 doctors and nurses.

(Source: Reuters)

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