AMSTERDAM—The Dutch government said on Thursday it would take strong measures to curb COVID-19 infections as hospitals scaled back other care to make way for COVID-19 patients. About 85 percent of the adult Dutch population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, but the Netherlands has averaged more than 20,000 new cases daily for the past week, passing peaks seen in previous waves. “That heavy measures will be needed is beyond doubt,” Health Minister Hugo de Jonge told reporters in The Hague. He acknowledged that measures taken at the start of November had not been sufficient. These included reintroducing the wearing of protective face masks in stores and a partial lockdown, with people encouraged to work from home and bars and restaurants closing at 8 p.m. “The tipping point is not going to happen by itself,” he said, adding that the government has not made a final decision yet on what …