![epa08430527 Dutch Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Carola Schouten disinfects her hands during her visit to Continental Bakeries in Dordrecht, Netherlands, 18 May 2020, amid the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Schouten visited the bakery to see how the facility applies the 1.5 metre distance guideline as a measure to stem the spread of the pandemic COVID-19 disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. EPA/JERRY LAMPEN](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZUJDQJBGPBUJAAQEDU4XMUMMQM.jpg?smart=true&auth=37cc5723202383493bf8e5686bcf6cbdab151aaf0891bbe840985249757be0d3&width=400&height=225)
Dutch Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Carola Schouten disinfects her hands. EPA
Dutch Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Carola Schouten disinfects her hands. EPA
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