In NL's second corona wave, we've just reached a stabilization at a high level (5,000 infections/day). 82 patients died today, and there's almost 600 in intensive care.
But still all the talk is about relaxing the measures. A third wave seems guaranteed.

5,933 new corona infections in the Netherlands today: number not going down at all.

Fourth consecutive day of increasing corona infection numbers in the Netherlands today: +6,070.
Still 550 Covid-19 patients in intensive care units.

Today, the weekly total of corona infections in the Netherlands turned out to be no lower than the week before. Now it's news that 'the rapid reduction stagnates'.

In real life, there hasn't been any reduction for 14 days already, as the bar graph in the same article shows. Pandemic raging on at a high level here, killing 50-60 people per day, but just about manageable for hospitals.

Covid-19 infections in the Netherlands stable at a high level for 19 days already. 83 patients died today. It's totally obvious that we need stricter measures to get out of this mess.

Dutch restaurants and cafes in despair; understandably. Now they want clarity from government on when they can open again. But it's a substantial part of our population that keeps them closed, by keeping infections at a high level.

Yesterday, shopping malls here in NL were crowded, because we imported Black Friday from the US. City of Rotterdam asked people to go home. Two girls on TV: "Yes, we understand why.". So will you go home? "No, we just arrived, so we'll go home in 2 hours or so."

"Yes, we understand that 60 people per day are dying, and restaurants and cafes are going bankrupt, but look at those Black Friday deals; aren't they amazing?"

Another 5,600 corona infections in the Netherlands today. But all that's being discussed, even by government, is whether the measures can be relaxed.
No, of course not, we need to be stricter. Pretty obvious from the data. https://www.nu.nl/coronavirus/6093519/aantal-gemelde-coronatests-5609-groter-dan-daggemiddelde-4906.html

Rotterdam's mayor Aboutaleb says the 'safety regions' in the Netherlands had asked government to cancel Black Friday for this year, but the ministers thought it wasn't necessary. Which led to big crowds in shopping areas. In the end, mayors had to decide to close shops early.

Dutch Minister today: Looks like we can start vaccination against the corona virus on 4 January.
Question by public TV news @nos: Can we start to think about relaxing the measures?
(Today in the Netherlands: 4,000 new infections, 500 patients on intensive care, 62 deaths).

Zero progress in getting the second Covid-19 wave in the Netherlands under control, for 23 days in a row. Number of infections fluctuating around 5,000, still 500 people in intensive care, and another 66 deaths today.

This did not prevent 3 weeks of endless chatter about when we're going to relax the measures.

Yesterday on TV news: @bunq bank manager "We let our employees come to the office again; they were not feeling well at home."

Employee, at the office: "Yes, I come here at least 4 out of 5 days again. It makes me happy; look at my smile"

Great point, if this were all about your personal happiness. The 1,600 patients in hospital with Covid-19 and the medical staff might have a different perspective.

Here's his employer, @bunq:
They think that it's OK to let the employee decide. Thanks for replying, but that's not the case.

Not all employers are like that. @GuidehouseESI has closed our Utrecht office 8.5 months ago, with a brief period of limited access in summer, when the Covid-19 situation in the Netherlands was much better.