Tightening of the corona measures in Spain, Belgium and Austria
In Belgium, cinemas and concert halls will be closed from Sunday. Prime Minister De Croo announced this in the evening. Accordingly, cafes and restaurants are only allowed to stay open until 11 p.m. All major indoor events are prohibited. Football matches may only be played without spectators.
In Spain, the government announced that wearing masks will again be mandatory outdoors. Tomorrow the cabinet wants to discuss the concrete steps. Despite one of the highest vaccination rates worldwide, the number of new corona infections has recently risen sharply; 50,000 were reported yesterday. The proportion of new cases of the Omikron variant rose from 5 to 47 percent within a week.
In Austria, the curfew for gastronomy will be brought forward from 11 p.m. to 10 p.m. from December 27th. That also applies to New Year’s Eve, emphasizes the head of the crisis team, Reich. In addition, there will be graduated restrictions for participants in events depending on their vaccination status. A maximum of 2,000 people are allowed if they have a booster vaccination and test.
This message was broadcast on December 22nd, 2021 on Deutschlandfunk.