The Netherlands has announced further easing of a raft of measures to combat coronavirus, including an end to mask-wearing in most places.
Prime Minister Mark Rutte said the country was "taking a big step" towards a life without restrictions, from 26 June. "Almost everything is possible at a distance of 1.5 metres," he added.
The government would decide in mid-August if protective measures such as social distancing could be dropped. "We are heading for a beautiful summer," Mr Rutte predicted.
Masks will no longer be compulsory so long as social distancing can be applied, which the government says is not possible on public transport and in secondary schools.