Netherlands news

A painting by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh has been stolen from a museum in the Netherlands closed due to Covid-19. The piece was on temporary loan, with officials of both museums expressing exasperation over the theft.

Dutch authorities have registered 884 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of infected nationwide to 11,750. The grim tally linked to the dreaded virus has jumped by 93 to 864.

The Netherlands’ surge in coronavirus cases continues, with 1,159 people confirmed as having caught the disease in 24 hours. The European country has also reported 93 new deaths from the virus.

A man suspected of drunk driving in the Netherlands has received 10 weeks in the slammer, after intentionally coughing on police who pulled him over. He claimed to be infected with Covid-19, but later tested negative.

Despite international reports of toilet paper shortages due to panic buying amid the coronavirus pandemic, Dutch PM Mark Rutte told a fellow compatriot that the Netherlands has at least a decade worth of the stuff.

As the Netherlands battles more than 2,000 cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, Health Minister Bruno Bruins reached breaking point, collapsing during a meeting of the Dutch parliament.