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The Netherlands has announced a strict lockdown over Christmas amid concerns over the Omicron coronavirus variant.

Non-essential shops, bars, gyms hairdressers and other public venues will be closed until at least mid-January. Two guests per household will be allowed - four over the holidays.

Prime Minister Mark Rutte said the measures were "unavoidable".

Countries across Europe have been tightening restrictions as the heavily mutated variant spreads.

The new rules in the Netherlands - the strictest to have been announced over Omicron so far - come into force on Sunday.

"I stand here tonight in a sombre mood. And a lot of people watching will feel that way too," Mr Rutte told a news conference on Saturday. "To sum it up in one sentence, the Netherlands will go back into lockdown from tomorrow."

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Christmas lockdown: Javid does not rule out new restrictions

The Health Secretary, Sajid Javid, has told the BBC's Andrew Marr that ministers are challenging the gaps in the latest Covid data and considering wider factors before possibly bringing in more measures.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-59717380

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Current overview from the UK Goverment on Omicron:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... erview.pdf

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If you apply this to the US population, it comes out to like 4.2 million cases a day at the peak
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