Netherlands imposes lockdown measures as Covid cases hit new high

PM Mark Rutte announces first partial lockdown by a western European country since the summerCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Netherlands will become the first western European country to impose a partial lockdown since the summer, introducing strict new measures from Saturday in the face of record numbers of new Covid-19 infections.The restrictions, announced by the caretaker prime minister, Mark Rutte, on Friday, will last at least three weeks and include t