Dutch PM Mark Rutte didn't see mother before her death because he followed virus lockdown rules

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte was unable to visit his dying mother in her final weeks because he obeyed coronavirus restrictions against visiting care homes, his office said on Monday. Mr Rutte on Monday announced the death of 96-year-old Mieke Rutte-Dilling in a home in The Hague on May 13, nearly two months after the government shut all such institutions to the public on March 20. "The prime minister has complied with all directives," Mr Rutte's spokesman told AFP when asked about reports th