The UK has been recording daily cases around the 140,000 mark and its rate of infection for every million people stands at 2513 according to website Our World in Data. That's not entirely the case – Holland is still faring better on many metrics. "The amount of infections is taking on British proportions," epidemiologist Marino van Zelst told the website Politico. The lockdown was due to end this weekend. However with cases reaching 35,000 a day on Friday and the seven-day average marching ever upwards there are fears any relaxation of rules could result in an even steeper surge. Residents of the Netherlands must now be wondering whether all the pain of stay-at-home orders and cancelled or scaled back Christmas celebrations with the family were all worth it.īut the government of Prime Minister Mark Rutte is now in a bind. Neighbouring nations have fared little differently but have seen far fewer restrictions on daily life. Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald PodcastĪ country that plunged into a snap, strict lockdown when Omicron hit is now seeing a surge in cases with record numbers of daily new infections.Wellington Mornings with Nick Mills Podcast.
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