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Wake-up call 26/12: The Netherlands celebrates Boxing Day • Stricter measures in Belgium

Are you hitting the road? Here you will find it Overview of the work. Check here the rail timetable.

What can you expect today?

  • The Dutch celebrate Boxing Day again with corona measures. Formally, households are allowed to receive a maximum of four guests.
  • Belgium is introducing stricter corona measures to slow down the spread of the omikron variant. Cinemas, concert halls and theaters are closing their doors, but catering establishments may remain open.
  • Sven Kramer comes into action early in the Olympic Qualification Tournament (OKT) in skating temple Thialf in Heerenveen. The 35-year-old skater must finish in the top-3 in the 5,000 meters to have a chance of winning his fifth Olympic participation.

What did you miss?

It is today be careful on the road. According to the KNMI, from mid-morning north of the major rivers, there is a risk of sleet, rain that freezes as soon as it hits the ground.

The weather institute also warns of very low perceived temperatures in the provinces of Friesland and Groningen of at least -15 degrees. People can become hypothermic as a result.

The ANWB warns people who have to go on the road to take warm clothes and extra fuel with them.

Other news from the night:

And then this:

Many restaurants receive plenty of customers these days. Because of the lockdown, they cannot eat in the restaurant and therefore pick up dinner boxes for home. This Eindhoven store sold 2200 such boxes yesterday:

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