the National Security Council has started, phase 2 will be defined! (direct)

The National Security Council met this Wednesday, May 13 in the morning to concretize the next stage of the progressive deconfinement of Belgium (phase 2), despite the still active presence of the coronavirus Covid-19. Many subjects are on the table. Later today, Prime Minister Sophie Wilmès will give a press conference to explain the measures that will apply from Monday, May 18. Follow this day live on Sudinfo.be!

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The National Security Council (CNS), which brings together the Prime Minister, the ministers-presidents of the federated entities, the competent ministers as well as experts, will decide this Wednesday, May 13 on many points concerning phase 2 of the plan of progressive deconfinement which will be implemented from this Monday, May 18. The following phases could also be refined and specified.

What will we talk about there? The resumption of classes in schools, conditions for reopening professions with physical contact (hairdressers, tattoo artists, etc.), the reopening of markets, museums, libraries (or even zoos?) And the expansion of the number of people present at weddings and funerals. Other subjects could also be on the table. The CNS will have to validate these “restarts” and lay down the conditions.

As a reminder, in order to fight the global pandemic of the Covid-19 coronavirus, Belgium entered strict confinement on March 18. The first phase of deconfinement – known as 1A – had started on Monday, May 4, with in particular the revival of activity in the economic sectors and the implementation of mass screening and tracing of contaminated people. The next phase, known as 1B, started on Sunday May 10 with an expansion of social contacts and then continued on Monday May 11 with in particular the reopening of most stores.

Follow this day live

–9:35 a.m .: The resumption of classes next Monday will be mentioned by the CNS: parents fear more an infection at school than a delay in learning, according to a survey. Discover it here.

– 9:10 a.m .:some files remain sensitive and could jeopardize the start of phase 2: explanations here

– 9 a.m .:the long awaited CNS begins. It is the start of a day again important for Belgium and decisive for tens of thousands of citizens directly impacted by the measures.