Thousands of people in the Netherlands defied a ban on assembling and demonstrated Sunday against the Dutch government's coronavirus lockdown measures, gathering on a central square before marching toward a park in Amsterdam. Comment: Clearly.
Dutch authorities to quickly begin vaccinating health staff
Police and ambulance personnel line up in front of the Royal Palace on Dam Square just before midnight in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. As the world says goodbye to 2020, a year ruined by the coronavirus, there will be countdowns and live performances, but no massed jubilant crowds in traditional gathering spots like the Champs Elysees in Paris and New York City s Times Square this New Year s Eve. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) January 02, 2021 - 4:21 AM
AMSTERDAM - The Dutch government announced Saturday that it will begin vaccinating thousands of frontline health care workers as soon as possible to ease pressure on hospitals hit by coronavirus-related staffing shortages.