In Belgium, where it was announced that 9 out of every 10 people were vaccinated, a new decision was made when the increase in cases could not be prevented. Everyone over the age of 10 in the country is obliged to wear a mask and follow the social distance rule.
The coronavirus, which emerged in December 2019 and spread all over the world in a short time, still causes thousands of people to die every day. Although the number of coronavirus cases and the number of deaths have been somewhat under control with the start of vaccination all over the world in the spring and summer of 2021, the comfort brought by the vaccine is not enough in some countries. return of old measures. caused.
One of these countries was Belgium. Belgium, which abolished the social distance rule on September 1, no longer applied the mask requirement and lifted the ban on collective activities, took a new decision after two and a half months. After increasing coronavirus cases, the country now requires masks. from a younger age will make it mandatory.
Old measures partially returned:
In Belgium from Saturday 20 November Anyone over the age of 10in open and closed public spaces must wear a mouth mask it will be. Previously, the mask requirement covered people over the age of 12. In addition, it will not be possible to enter food, beverage and entertainment venues without a COVID certificate and mask, It will be mandatory to comply with the 1.5-meter social distance rule. In addition, working from home as much as possible will become mandatory in the public and private sectors.
According to Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, 9 out of 10 people in the country are vaccinated. He also stated that there is no need for a new campaign to promote the vaccine. Despite the vaccination rate, Belgium is among the countries with the highest number of deaths from COVID-19 relative to the population in Europe. With the new mask requirement, the country also changed the vaccination age. It will reduce it to the age range of 5-11 years. explained.
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The new measures, which will be valid until at least January 28, 2022, do not include a decision to shut down any sector. The Belgian Prime Minister says the new measures are better than the previous one, which is now spreading. Because it is 3 times stronger and contagious announced that it was brought
Number of daily cases in Belgium with a population of approximately 11.5 million averaged close to 12,500.