The Netherlands Toughens Covid Measures
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The Netherlands toughens Covid measures. The move comes as infection rates soar and hospitals become overwhelmed. Also Russia registers its worst daily figures for Covid cases as it struggles to contain the virus and two hyenas test positive for the disease in a zoo in the United States.
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