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In Belgium, the new government resorted to new measures as the daily average of Covid-19 cases is close to 6,000. Prime Minister Alexander de Croo declared that Belgium has passed to level 4, the highest alert level, and announced the decisions of the Advisory Committee, which includes government officials and experts.
Consequently, all restaurants, cafes and bars in the country will be closed for four weeks starting Monday. The government will review the closure decision two weeks later. State support will be provided to companies, workers and the self-employed who will remain closed.
Other than that, the curfew will be restricted from midnight to 05:00. After 20:00, the sale of alcoholic beverages will be prohibited.
Those who have the opportunity to work from home will have to switch to this way of working. Hygienic working conditions should be provided for those who have to go to work.
Half of the beds in intensive care units in all hospitals in the country will be reserved for patients with Covid-19. Therefore, if non-urgent patients have the opportunity to postpone their treatment, it will be done at a later date.
Also, each family can only be in close contact with one person other than family members. Each family will be able to house only 4 people at home in two weeks.
Markets enabled for Christmas every year will not be allowed this year. Bazaars, like the flea market, where people are intensely intertwined, will not open. A maximum of 200 people can be found in the stadiums for professional football matches.
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According to the latest data, the average number of Covid-19 cases per day in Belgium doubled compared to last week and reached 5,976. The number of people who have been infected in the country since the beginning of the epidemic has risen to 191,959. 10,283 people have lost their lives to date.
With the number of cases, the occupancy rate in hospitals is also increasing. Across Belgium, 1,949 people are being treated for Covid-19. The number of patients increased 10 percent yesterday. 327 of Covid-19 patients are in intensive care.
