Dutch ban big public events over coronavirus
AMSTERDAM - The Netherlands banned events of more than 100 people on Thursday in response to the coronavirus epidemic and told people with respiratory symptoms to stay home.
Prime Minister Mark Rutte said people who could work at home should do so and companies should rotate staff to reduce a further spread of infections. A balanced approach is aimed at minimizing disruptions to public life, while reducing risk for vulnerable groups, Rutte said. He said that difficulty in tracing the origin of the virus in cases in the southern province of Noord-Brabant, as well as some in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, made “it necessary to advise additional measures”.
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