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Belgium decides again to stricter corona rules
A waitress in Belgium wears mouth and nose protection to contain the spread of COVID-19. (Archive image) Photo: Virginia Mayo / AP / dpa
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Stricter corona rules are also being introduced again in Belgium. Most recently, more people were infected every day than ever before in the country with a population of 11.5 million.
Belgium has again announced stricter corona rules.
From next week, stricter rules for events in closed rooms will apply, the schools should go into the winter holidays earlier and sometimes longer and it is recommended that private meetings be restricted as much as possible, as Prime Minister Alexander De Croo announced. Specifically, indoor events with more than 200 people are also to be banned. For other events, hygiene rules still apply, these should be more closely monitored by the local authorities.
Entry from Germany
For people who want to travel to Belgium from Germany, nothing will initially change – apart from the new restrictions in Belgium itself. Those who are vaccinated do not have to be quarantined, do not need a fresh corona test and can travel to Germany.
Most recently, more people were infected every day than ever before in the pandemic in the country with 11.5 million inhabitants. On average there were almost 18,000 people. The number of hospital admissions has also risen sharply.