Even Great Britain, whose government initially flirted with herd immunity as a strategy, now relies on curfews. The fact that in the Netherlands, despite the more than 200 corona deaths, the demarcation measures are not as drastic as elsewhere is also explained by experts in the political culture. Instead of bans, Dutch politicians, above all liberals like Rutte, have traditionally relied on the common sense and personal responsibility of citizens, says Pim van den Dool, a health policy expert at the newspaper NRC Handelsblad. These expectations were disappointed at the weekend. Many Dutch people crowded the beach, DIY stores and some weekly markets that were still open.
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