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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The number of coronavirus infections in the Netherlands jumped by more than 11,000 in 24 hours, hitting a new record, data released by the National Institute for Public Health (RIVM) on Wednesday showed.
The steep increase came just a day after a tough, 5-week lockdown was imposed in the Netherlands, where more than 10,000 people have died during the COVID-19 pandemic.
(Reporting by Toby Sterling; Writing by Anthony Deutsch; Editing by Alison Williams)
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