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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima during their summer photo shoot in the gardens of Huis ten Bosch palace, 30 June 2025
Politics
Dutch King again defends holiday trip to Greece days into Netherlands Covid lockdown
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Emergency services closed down several streets in Heemskerk after a man showed up at a GP post with symptoms of an infectious tropical disease, 13 March 2025
Health
Heemskerk streets locked down for hours over man with tropical disease at GP practice
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Dinner Train near Amsterdam Centraal Station.
Business
Company that offered luxury dinners on trains will not get a restart after bankruptcy
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Police clear the streets intersecting Van Baerlestraat, south of Museumplein in Amsterdam
CrimePolitics
136,000 euros in damages for curfew riots during lockdown has not yet been collected
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Prime Minister Mark Rutte defending the Cabinet's actions during the coronavirus pandemic during a debate in the Tweede Kamer. 15 June 2023
Politics
Rutte still supports Covid-19 curfew & school closure decisions, angering Parliament
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Secondary school student in class with his face mask around his arm
Health
Pandemic exacerbates mental health issues among young people, Dutch study reveals
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CT scan
Health
Remarkable increase in people with memory, concentration problems
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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima apologize over their Greek vacation during the Dutch partial lockdown. 21 Oct. 2020
Politics
Dutch king calls 2020 Greece holiday during pandemic his “biggest error of judgment”
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Mark Rutte and Hugo de Jonge at a press conference on 9 July 2021
Politics
Inquiry into Covid-19 crisis will only start questioning Rutte, virologists in 2025
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Police in Amsterdam monitor Napoli supporters before their Champions League match against Ajax. 4 October 2022
Crime
Nearly 13,000 incidents of violence against police officers last year
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Mental Health Care
Health
Only slight decrease in mental health problems among young people after lockdowns
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A teenage girl suffering from depression.
Health
Suicidal thoughts affect 16% of young people; 43% of population feels lonely
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Just married
Business
More weddings in first half of 2022 as couples catch up after Covid
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Terrace in Amsterdam
Business
Consumer spending pushed Dutch economic growth in first quarter
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Health Minister Ernst Kuipers during a debate on the long-term Covid approach in the Tweede Kamer, 16 June 2022
HealthPolitics
Health Min. can't rule out another Covid lockdown
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Secondary school student in class with his face mask around his arm
Health
Many young people struggling to juggle everything after lockdown
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Health Minister Ernst Kuipers at an April 14, 2022 Health, Wellness and Sport Committee meeting .
HealthBusiness
Health Min. tells schools, businesses to prepare for next Covid wave themselves
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A sign stating an Amsterdam HEMA outlet is closed during the coronavirus lockdown. December 20, 2021
HealthPolitics
Netherlands' lack of Covid strategy could result in more lockdowns: report
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Upset young woman
Health
One in five young people considered suicide in last lockdown
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Dutch police
Crime
More noise complaints during Covid crisis
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A social distance reminder on Jodenbreestraat in Amsterdam during the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown. 19 March 2021
BusinessCultureArt
Some foreign residents facing deportation as Covid crisis dented income
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Waiter wearing a face mask
Business
Catering sector's turnover still well below pre-Covid levels
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Chairs stacked up outside Coffeeshop Reefer during the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown. 19 March 2021
Health
Two-thirds of NL residents expect more lockdowns in the future
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Large crowds in shopping center
Business
Dutch economy saw strongest growth in two decades