Belgium announced sharp curbs on social contact on Monday after a surge of coronavirus infections in the past three weeks.
Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes told a news conference that from Wednesday, a Belgian family or those living together would only be able to meet five other people over the next four weeks, sharply down from 15 now.
“We are acting again today to keep the situation under control and to prevent a general lockdown,” Wilmes said, adding those infected appeared to be more contagious than when the country went into lockdown in mid-March. The province of Antwerp later said it was imposing a curfew from 11.30 p.m. to 6 a.m, mandating most work be done at home, adopting stricter controls in restaurants and bars and limiting team and contact sports.
Belgium last week put a stop to further easing of restrictions. For bars and restaurants, masks became compulsory for those not seated and customers had to leave contact details to allow tracing.
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