Brussels to require face masks if virus uptick continues
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06 August 2020
Brussels will require people to wear masks in public spaces and in private spaces accessible to the public if the uptick in coronavirus cases continues, the regional government said on Thursday, APA reports citing Reuters.
The order will kick in when the daily average of cases per 100,000 inhabitants reaches 50 over seven days, Rudi Vervoort, the minister-president of the Brussels region, said. The daily average in the region was 38.4 last week.
Belgium imposed sharp curbs on social contacts on July 27 after coronavirus infections surged in recent weeks.
The British government said on Thursday it would impose a quarantine on arrivals from Belgium, following Estonia, Ireland, Latvia and Norway.
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