Protesters in the Netherlands opposing use of vaccination certificates and QR codes

Protesters have marched through The Hague city centre in the Netherlands with flags, banners, horns and loudspeakers denouncing new government Covid-19 measures. 

Police estimated 20,000 demonstrators took to the streets of The Hague in a demonstration march over the new anti-corona measures. 

The demonstrators oppose the use of vaccination certificates and QR codes. 

The city vowed that  COVID lockdowns were a “thing of the past” after it reached nearly 85 % of its adult population fully vaccinated. 


Despite large vaccination rates, cases soared to more than 16,000 two days in a row over the weekend prompting the government to announce a 3 week partial lockdown, making it the first Western European country to descend back into lockdown for the winter.