The Consultation Committee, which was moved from Friday to Monday due to the severe weather, is in two minds from 2 p.m. on Monday: not to relax and not to tighten up. Is it on the agenda: where will a corona pass – a Covid Safe Ticket – soon be an entry requirement?
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With rising infection rates and a slightly increasing number of hospital admissions, additional relaxation of the Consultation Committee, which has been postponed due to the floods, is not immediately on the agenda. From the corona poll by this newspaper and ‘VTM Nieuws’ shows that there is also little demand for this: there are almost four times more Flemish people who want to tighten the corona rules than to relax them. Just under half (46%) believe that the measures should remain as they are. The government is on the same wavelength. “We have to stay careful, but don’t panic either“says Prime Minister Alexander De Croo (Open Vld).
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no bogeyman
From August 13, mass events with more than 5,000 visitors will again be allowed to take place, provided that the attendees can demonstrate via an app that they have all been fully vaccinated, tested negative or already infected. It is virtually certain that such a Covid Safe Ticket will also be available for major events that are possible from August 1 (when 3,000 people are allowed to gather inside and 5,000 outside), although the question is where the Consultation Committee draws the line.
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“We are not there to control people as bogeymen, but to give them opportunities,” the Flemish government said. That is at odds with the vision of Minister of Health Frank Vandenbroucke (Vooruit), who sees an additional guarantee in the app, in addition to the applicable distance and mouth mask rules.
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What is certain is that the corona pass will not be necessary to be able to go to a cafe or restaurant, even though six out of ten Flemish people think so, according to our poll. “We are not in favor of evolving towards a card company that would restrict freedoms,” Ecolo said. “But speaking of a slight lowering of the threshold for professional events where such a pass is required: that is possible.” A middle way seems to be the logical outcome.
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The measures for the months of August and September regarding indoor events, church services, fairs and markets are also on the table.
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The Consultation Committee starts at 2 p.m.
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