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.