Dutch celebs face backlash over Covid rebellion - BBC News

The "Virus Truth" movement.


Influencers, rappers and a world-renowned DJ have been heavily criticised in the Netherlands after publicly announcing they were abandoning efforts to combat Covid-19.

Their campaign came as the numbers in Dutch intensive care units hit 100 for the first time since June and infection rates rose 60% on last week.

The Netherlands is among several European nations seeing a second wave.

The young stars used the hashtag #ik doe niet meer mee - "I'm out".

But as the backlash has grown, a number of them appear to have changed their minds.