The mask was already mandatory since 11 July, in stores, cinemas, places of worship or museums and libraries.
Tightening of screws in Belgium. The First minister Sophie Wilmès announced this Thursday, a reinforcement, on Saturday, in response to the rising cases of coronavirus, with the compulsory wearing of masks in “any place with high attendance”: markets, flea markets, shopping streets, hotels, restaurants and cafes.
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These areas of “high traffic” will be defined by the local authorities. In regards to hotels and restaurants, the port of the mask will not be mandatory for the customers sitting at the table. The mask was already mandatory since 11 July, in stores, cinemas, places of worship or museums and libraries.
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“The announcement of a tightening of the rules is a hard blow to our morale, but we prefer to take action today rather than sorry tomorrow”, she said during a press conference. In addition to wearing a mask, Sophie Wilmès announced that “the fairs and the fairs will not again resume”. “We envision a return of the activities from the 1st September, subject to a very strict and of wearing a mask is required”, she said.
85 deaths per 100 000 inhabitants
In Belgium, the number of new infections during the period from July 12 and 18 has increased by 89% with an average of 184 cases diagnosed per day, compared with 98 the previous week. The country had Thursday 64 627 cases identified since the beginning of the pandemic, and 9808 death.
“If the latest figures on the epidemic should not panic, they should nevertheless be taken extremely seriously”, warned Wilmès. “An increase of the contamination is an integral part of the process of déconfinement (…) This is not abnormal, but it must remain under control,” she added. “The consideration of our liberties, was found, it is prudent absolute. Otherwise we take the risk of having to retake measurements extremely hard”, she further stressed.
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Belgium is one of the countries with the largest number of deaths in the Covid-19 relative to its population, with 85 deaths per 100 000 inhabitants. The census by the belgian authorities, of the dead of the coronavirus is one of the most comprehensive in the world since are integrated into the deaths possibly linked to the virus without it having been proven by a test.
