prime minister rark rutte said "the netherlands is again shutting down. because of the fifth wave that is coming at us. the dutch don't like chaos, so the fact that these measures are being put in place at the last minute a few days before christmas shows the real urgency and the need for tough new rules. they have been met with a mixture of disbelief, and this may and they have thrown the dutch christmas preparations into disarray, because we had new rules on tuesday, the schools were already closed from monday, but it has really been put down to the surging spread of 0micron, except the government's critics say it is not that alone, is the fact there is a slow response to the delta variant, plus a slow roll—out of the booster programme, so here in the netherlands the over 60s have onlyjust been invited forward. this combination means the hospitals and local health services here in the netherlands can't cope with another new wave of patients coming in, and that is why they feel it is essential to take these extra measures nine. and we'll find out how the

prime minister rark rutte has said "the netherlands is again shutting down.se a fifth wave is coming at us." all non—essential stores, bars, restaurants and other public places are to shut from sunday under the new measures. essential shops such as supermarkets and pharmacies must close by 8pm. schools will close from monday and won't reopen until at least january the 9th, when the lockdown ends. 0ur correspondent anna holligan has the latest from the hague. these new rules have been met with a mixture of disbelief and dismay and they have thrown the dutch christmas these new rules have been met with a mixture of disbelief preparations into disarray. so, all nonessential shops will be closed from 5am on sunday morning, and they won't reopen until at least the 14th of january 2022. the dutch prime minister, mark rutte, said this was in response to the 0micron variant, they have been watching the cases in london especially and across the uk and they say that the health services, the hospitals here, simply don't have the capacity to deal with an influx of 0micro