Dutch return to partial lockdown as Covid-19 cases soar

The Netherlands will return to a partial lockdown from today after the government ordered restaurants and shops to close early and barred spectators from major sporting events in an effort to contain a rapid surge in Covid-19 cases.

Caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte said restrictions that the Dutch people had thought had ended for good were being reimposed for three weeks.

Supermarkets and non-essential retailers will...