The 56-year-old collapsed live on camera (via toofab)
But his job was already gone; Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Bruins had to step aside because it was unclear how long it would take him to recover.
"The nature of the crisis is such that it demands a minister who can be ready to go full throttle immediately," he said in a televised press conference afterwards.Vice Prime Minister Hugo de Jonge took over Bruins' duties until a permanent replacement is found. His first order of business was to expand social distancing measures on Thursday, and place a ban on visiting nursing homes.. "If it is your own father or mother, it will of course affect everyone. Still, I think it is necessary. People in nursing homes can be very fragile, so the effects of the virus are very large. And we must protect the most vulnerable."The Netherlands has recorded almost 3,000 cases of COVID-19, 106 of which were fatal.
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