Safe At Home

We live in Westervoort, a quiet village south and east of Arnhem. It's 9:30 PM as I write this. The streets are especially quiet. Due to concerns over the three new versions of the Corona virus, the Dutch government has added a 9 PM-4:30 AM curfew to our existing lockdown. Like most people, we've been at home, minding our own business, since suppertime.

As you may have seen on the news, though, a few people in the Netherlands are not content to wait out this latest lockdown at home. Churches, bars, restaurants, movie theaters, schools, and museums are closed. We are only supposed to have one outside-the-house visitor per day. We weren't supposed to set off any fireworks on New Year's Eve, and we aren't counting on any across-the-borders vacations for the immediate future. 

Some people have had enough and decided to go out after 9 PM to protest. Some other people decided to go out after 9 PM, too, and let off some steam. Well, maybe a lot of steam. 

This seems to be quieting down. In the meantime, we are staying safe at home. We pray you all are safe and at home, too.