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Belgium moves to strict Covid-19 measures

The Belgian government for four weeks on the excessive increase in new types of Coronavirus (Covid-19) cases. It decided to introduce measures such as closing cafes, bars, restaurants and curfews from midnight to 05:00.

In Belgium, the new government resorted to new measures due to the average daily number of Covid-19 cases approaching 6 thousand. Prime Minister Alexander de Croo stated that Belgium has moved to level 4, the highest alert level, and announced the decisions of the Advisory Committee, which includes government officials and experts.

Accordingly, all restaurants, cafes and bars across the country will remain closed for four weeks starting Monday. The government will review the shutdown decision two weeks later. State support will be provide to businesses, workers and freelancers that will remain closed. Apart from that, a curfew will be restricted from midnight to 05:00. After 20:00, the sale of alcoholic beverages will be prohibited.

Those who have the opportunity to work from home will have to switch to this way of working. Hygienic working conditions will have to be provide for those who have to go to work.

Half of the beds in intensive care units in all hospitals across the country will be reserve for Covid-19 patients. Therefore, if non-urgent patients have the opportunity to postpone their treatment, it will be done at a later date.

In addition, each family can only be in close contact with one person other than family members. Each family will be able to host only 4 people at home within two weeks.

The marketplaces set up for Christmas every year will not be allowed this year. Bazaars, such as the flea market, where the people are intensely intertwine, will not open. The average daily number of Covid-19 cases in Belgium was 5,976.

Written by Maraaz

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