(Credit: Opera Online) In a clear defeat for the Belgian government, the Council of State voted on Dec. 28, 2021 to suspend a government-ordered closure of the cultural sector, saying that the decision was unreasonable. The government of Belgium had previously decided to completely shut down theaters and opera houses due to the soaring number of COVID-19 Omicron infections. The {…}
(Credit: Opera Online) The government of Belgium has decided to completely shut down theaters and opera houses due to the soaring number of COVID-19 Omicron infections. Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said that restrictions in the past three weeks had helped reduce COVID-19 infections, principally of the delta variant, since a late November peak. “But despite the slightly positive {…}
(Credit: Visit Brussels) Belgium’s Prime Minister Alexander De Croo has decided to suspend the reopening of theme parks and amateur sports. The country plans to reopen restaurants, bars, gyms, and cinemas on May 1, 2021, pending the epidemiological situation. “It is clear that we have decisive weeks ahead of us,” said De Croo. “As much as we would like it, {…}
(Credit: Visit Brussels website) Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo announced new COVID-19 restriction measures in Belgium that limit the number of spectators in theatres and concert halls to a maximum of 200 persons, among other measures. “The coronavirus numbers keep going up,” said De Croo. “Nine out of ten provinces are at alarm level four, and the last province, {…}