Youths torched a COVID-19 testing center and threw fireworks at police in the central Dutch fishing village of Urk overnight into Sunday. They were protesting a nationwide curfew that went into effect on Saturday in a bid to rein in the coronavirus pandemic. The curfew runs from 9:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. local time (2030 to 0330 UTC/GMT)Â and will remain in place until February 9. Video footage from Urk shows the youths breaking into the portable test center near the village’s harbor before setting it ablaze. Police called the incident ‘a slap in the face’ The police and municipality issued a …
