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Protesters take part in a march for 'human connection,' organized by the Police For Freedom Netherlands movement, in Apeldoorn. EPA
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Shoppers with and without masks walk in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. EPA
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A Netherlands' fan gets tested before the UEFA EURO match between the Netherlands and Ukraine in the RAI convention centre in Amsterdam. EPA
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Netherlands' Queen Maxima speaks with a patient during a visit to The University Medical Centre in Utrecht, where she talked with patients and staff about treatments that were postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. AFP
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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte during a press conference in the Hague, where the cabinet announced an accelerated relaxation of the coronavirus measures. EPA
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A KLM cabin attendant closes the doors of an aircraft at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. AFP
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Travellers check in at a KLM counter at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. AFP
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A GGD employee administers the Janssen vaccine to a man at a vaccination center in Nieuwegein. EPA
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Protesters take part in a march for 'human connection,' organized by the Police For Freedom Netherlands movement, in Apeldoorn. EPA
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Shoppers with and without masks walk in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. EPA
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A Netherlands' fan gets tested before the UEFA EURO match between the Netherlands and Ukraine in the RAI convention centre in Amsterdam. EPA
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Netherlands' Queen Maxima speaks with a patient during a visit to The University Medical Centre in Utrecht, where she talked with patients and staff about treatments that were postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. AFP
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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte during a press conference in the Hague, where the cabinet announced an accelerated relaxation of the coronavirus measures. EPA
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A KLM cabin attendant closes the doors of an aircraft at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. AFP
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Travellers check in at a KLM counter at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. AFP
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A GGD employee administers the Janssen vaccine to a man at a vaccination center in Nieuwegein. EPA
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Protesters take part in a march for 'human connection,' organized by the Police For Freedom Netherlands movement, in Apeldoorn. EPA
Netherlands lifts all Covid restrictions bar social distancing
Saturday's planned easing prompts worries among critics that it comes too soon
Sarah Hassan
25 June, 2021
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