The Netherlands will press ahead with a further easing of lockdown measures in June due to a steadily declining number of coronavirus infections and hospital admissions, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said.

According to Reuters, high schools will reopen on June 2 and elementary schools will return to full schedules on June 8.

Cafes and restaurants will be permitted to open on June 1, with a maximum of 30 guests, Rutte added.

The easing will take place nearly two and a half months after lockdown measures were imposed across the country of 17 million in mid-March.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte. — Reuters
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte. — Reuters

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