Table 1.

Timeline of Covid-19 in the Netherlands.

Dates	Events / Government Policies
27th Feb, 2020	The first Covid-19 case detected in the Netherlands. The 56 years old person travelled from the Northern Italy.
5th March	The confirmed Covid-19 Dutch cases increased to 82.
6th March	The first Covid-19 related death reported in the Netherlands.
9th March	The Dutch prime minister advises against handshaking and encourages people in the Noord-Brabant region to work from home.
10th March	The Dutch government advised to travel to Italy only for essential purposes.
12th March	The advice to work from home is extended to all regions in the Netherland. Social gatherings of more than 100 people are banned.
15th March	Intelligent lockdown imposed and schools, restaurants, bars, cafes, sports and leisure clubs closed and people instructed to observe social distancing. The number of Covid-19 cases surpass 1000 mark.
23rd March	Strict lockdown and monetary fines introduced for people and businesses not complying with orders. Social gatherings reduced to 3 people.
27th March	Covid-19 cases surpass 10,000 mark with 771 total deaths due to the virus.
31st March	Lockdown extended till 28th April. 175 people die due to the virus.
7th April	A record 234 deaths in a day due to virus are reported in the Netherlands.
21st April	The government announces to ease down the intelligent lockdown measures and allow primary school students to reopen from 11th May.
3rd May	The death toll surpasses 5000 mark.
6th May	The decision is made to mandate masks on public transport from 1st June.
11th May	Primary schools, day care centers, libraries open and contact professionals are allowed to work again.
1st June	Restaurants, bars, museums and theatres are allowed to operate with maximum 30 people.
2nd June	The high schools are allowed to re-operate.
21st June 2020	Public demonstration against lockdown measures held in The Hague.