FILE PHOTO: Dutch Justice Minister Ferd Grapperhaus and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte attend a session on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Dutch Parliament in The Hague, Netherlands, September 2, 2020. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Monday hit out at fans who sing and cheer at soccer matches, saying they were frustrating the fight against the coronavirus amid a surge in infections.
Limited crowds have been allowed back in Dutch stadiums since the start of the new season this month, but only if they adhere to social distancing rules and refrain from singing and shouting.
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