Belgium announced a new partial lockdown

Belgium announced a new partial lockdown on Friday evening, which will take effect at midnight on Sunday. Then non-medical contact occupations, such as hairdressers, have to stop their work, Belgians are no longer allowed to visit friends and family and all non-essential shops have to close for one month.

Belgians may have one so-called 'cuddle contact', which they can invite at home, writes VRT News. Outside the home there is a ban on a gathering of four people, but the Belgian government asks residents to leave the house only for serious reasons, such as shopping. Working from home becomes mandatory, unless there is no other way.

Updated on October 30, 2020.

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