Sputnik is live from Amsterdam as protesters rally against measures put in place by the authorities to curb the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Netherlands went into another lockdown on 19 December, closing cafes, bars, restaurants, museums, theatres, sports venues and all but essential stores in a bid to limit the spread of the Omicron variant of the disease. Halsema said the situation was "exceptional" because the new strain was spreading fast.
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