Some eateries have opened up despite lockdown rules forbidding it
Some restaurants in the Netherlands have reopened despite current Covid restrictions, in a refusal to wait for the Dutch prime minister’s announcement, expected later on Friday, on whether to relax the month-long lockdown.
In an act of defiance against the government’s tough Covid-19 restrictions, which were imposed in mid-December, restaurants in the Dutch city of Valkenburg reopened on Friday with support from the local mayor.
Protestopening van winkels en horeca in Valkenburg (Nederland) is rustig verlopen.
De overheid heeft vlak voor kerst een Harde Lockdown ingesteld, Horeca mag nog niet open.
Nu zonovergoten terrassen in Valkenburg gezellig vol. #horeca #NederlandGaatOpen #persconferentie pic.twitter.com/y65ZM6eV6e
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Dirk Beljaarts, chief executive of KHN, an organization which represents the hospitality industry, said that it was not so much a question of being rebellious, but survival after a tough 22 months for businesses due to the pandemic.
Establishments in 15 other municipalities said they would follow suit and open up on Saturday, regardless of the government’s announcement on Friday evening.