Dutch Propose Curfew to Rein in Virus; Will Ban More Flights

Dutch Propose Curfew to Rein in Virus; Will Ban More Flights
Closed stores on Dam street and the Royal Palace on Dam Square are seen in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on Jan. 14, 2021. Peter Dejong/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands—The Dutch government wants to impose a curfew as part of beefed-up restrictions to rein in the spread of a new more contagious virus variant that already accounts for at least one in 10 Dutch infections.

Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Wednesday that his government also will ban flights from the UK, South Africa, and South America beginning Saturday for a month.