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Coronavirus in Belgium – LATEST NEWS: recycling centers again accessible in Wallonia

The coronavirus in Belgium and the containment decreed by the authorities continue to impact the lives of 11 million Belgians. You will find in this article all the information related to the pandemic and its repercussions on the territory.

Belgium has registered 168 deaths in the past 24 hours, the Crisis Center said on Monday. There have also been 232 new hospitalizations in the past 24 hours (the lowest total since the March 24 report with 216 hospitalizations). “We may have passed the peak of this wave of deaths“said Covid-19 inter-federal spokesperson Emmanuel André. The situation should therefore continue to improve.

Here is the latest news related to coronavirus in Belgium:

Brussels at 20 km / h?

Will the center of Brussels change again? The political authorities want to make it a mixed zone with a speed limit of 20 km / h for cars. The aim would be to facilitate social distancing from the first measures of deconfinement. The device presented at the end of the day via the daily newspaper “Le Soir” to the newspaper, and not to the municipal council which met for a long time Monday evening, did not fail to surprise the opposition MR and cdH (learn more).

The recycling centers are gradually reopening in Wallonia

The recyparcs have received the green light to reopen after consultation between intermunicipal associations, Union of Cities and Municipalities and unions. It is a partial and gradual reopening, and the situation varies from region to region. A circular has nevertheless been distributed to the intermunicipal companies: it sets the guidelines for the reopening. ((all details by areas)

La Défense is currently helping ten nursing homes

Ten nursing homes in total in Belgium are currently benefiting from defense assistance via its medical component, said Defense Minister Philippe Goffin and the Chief of Defense, General Marc Compernol, on Monday. Since Monday, the 3rd medical intervention unit (EMI) of Marche-en-Famenne has made available six paramedics to provide assistance to the Saint-Joseph rest home in Liège. It will be the same Tuesday for Tilleul d’Edouard in Liège.

The Wallonia-Brussels Federation extends its support to host communities

Given the extension of confinement measures until May 3, the government of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation decided Monday to extend the support measures it had adopted last March to support childcare facilities (nurseries, babysitters, …).

Some 400 PV and five parties broken up during the weekend in Bruxelles-Ixelles

Police in the Brussels-Ixelles area sanctioned around 400 people over the weekend for non-compliance with exceptional measures aimed at containing the spread of Covid-19. Some participated in parties with friends, said Monday police spokeswoman Ilse Van de keere. She said that the people were tired.

No new demand in April for those who were already temporarily unemployed in March

Workers who were temporarily unemployed in March due to the coronavirus crisis and who had then submitted a request to this effect to their payment organization (union or Capac) should not repeat this operation if they are still in this situation in April, warns Monday the National Employment Office (Onem).

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