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Belgian authorities step up anti-epidemic Photo: Reuters
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Belgian authorities are stepping up anti-epidemic measures because of the risk of spreading the new version of COVID-19 and avoiding the burden on the health system, the European newspaper Politico reported.
Wearing masks is mandatory for children from 6 years of age, not just adults, as it was before. All kindergartens and primary schools will be closed from December 20. Secondary schools will be transferred to a more flexible schedule with a partial transition of students to distance learning. In addition, the classrooms will be equipped with carbon dioxide meters and additional ventilation, he said. BNT.
Authorities are urging the population to limit social contacts as much as possible. In addition, parents are instructed to perform PCR tests for children as often as possible.
These measures were developed after a meeting of the government’s advisory committee involved in developing anti-epidemic measures.
Tighter controls on the spread of the virus have been imposed due to the fact that a large number of coronavirus-infected people have been admitted to hospitals in the last three weeks, which has increased the burden on hospitals. Hospitals are forced to stop accepting non-emergency patients and work to the best of their ability.
Since the beginning of the pandemic in Belgium, 1.8 million cases of infection have been registered, 27,100 people have died.
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