Police Use Dogs as Thousands Protest Against Dutch COVID-19 Lockdowns

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Thousands of people in the Netherlands capital of Amsterdam gathered Sunday to demonstrate against the Dutch governmentโ€™s COVID-19 lockdown measures before police cracked down.

It came after Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema issued an emergency ordinance giving more police to clear the central Museum Square after the protesters violated the cityโ€™s ban on public gatherings amid an increase in COVID-19 cases.

The protesters also walked along a main thoroughfare in the capital city, playing music and holding yellow umbrellas in a sign of opposition to the government restrictions.

Some participants had a banner that said: โ€œLess repression, more care,โ€ while a group in white masks and white overalls held up signs, reading: โ€œItโ€™s not about a virus, itโ€™s about control.โ€ Another held a โ€œTrump 2024 flag.โ€

Photos and video footage uploaded online (and below) showed what appeared to be police releasing dogs on anti-mandate protesters. Netherlands authorities deployed water cannons, footage showed, as other videos appeared to show alleged Dutch Army veterans clashing with police.

Before police moved in, other footage showed that several thousand people attended the protests on Sunday.

Outside the Netherlands, demonstrators in Germany last week clashed with police in the eastern portion of the country over new COVID-19-related restrictions. At least 23 people now face criminal charges.

In Holland, gatherings of more than two people are prohibited under the current set of restrictions.

Like other European countries, the Netherlands imposed the measures due to the Omicron variantโ€™s spread, although studies and even some U.S. health officials have said the strain presents milder symptoms and far fewer hospitalizations.

On Dec. 19, the Netherlands went into sudden lockdown as the government ordered the shuttering of all stores except for those it deemed โ€œessential.โ€ Restaurants, hairdressers, gyms, museums, and other public places were also closed until at least Jan. 14, the government ordered.

The lockdown orders came despite studies that suggest the Omicron variantโ€”while highly contagiousโ€”presents significantly less severe disease than the Delta variant. The hospitalization rate in the United States is also comparatively lower now than during previous COVID-19 surges, said Centers for Disease Control Director Rochelle Walensky last week.

By Jack Phillips

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