airy, free, future spring
BRUEL (ANP) – According to Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, spring in Belgium will be “clearly lighter, freer and lighter” now that the country will be significantly more open next weekend. The Belgians will then be given many freedoms, including the reopening of nightlife. “But we must not forget that much will not be our behavior.”
During a factual in Brussels, where he explained the relaxation, De Croo thanked everyone who has adhered to the corona measures in recent months. And he starts the population to stay. “Let’s not make the mistake of thinking that we are starting today with a regular seasonal flu,” he said after the Consultation Committee where it was decided to downscale the code red to code orange. “The virus has not been eradicated.”
Belgium has recently started working with a corona barometer. The number of infections and the situation in the hospitals determine the color code with infections standard measures. The infections with the omikron variant and the hospital admissions are the last weeks of the intensive care departments, according to De Croo.
Face mask obligation
That is why the Belgian nightclubs and discotheques can open again next weekend with an occupancy of 70 percent and the mandatory closing time for the catering industry at midnight will expire. The maximum table occupancy of six people will be deleted, in addition to the mouth cap obligation, on behalf of the staff.
All indoor and outdoor public events can continue, where a valid corona pass is still required for more than fifty people inside and more than a hundred outside. Museums and cinemas were already open. Primary school children from 6 to 12 years old will no longer have to wear a mouth cap in public transport and at school from 18 February.
working from home
Belgians are no longer obliged to work from home four out of five days a week. “Companies can start team building again,” says De Croo. The first golden almost three months. Shopping with no more than two at a time is also on the shovel.
“Still wear the Croo near a vulnerable bente. “Ventilate well and use self-tests.” The Consultation Committee will meet again at the beginning of March. Then it is decided that the code can go yellow, with almost all measures being deleted.