Prognosis
Belgium to Gradually Ease Virus Lockdown in First Half of May
- All retailers to reopen May 11; hairdressers not before May 18
- Masks mandatory in public transportation, schools age 12 & up
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Belgium will start relaxing the lockdown measures on its citizens and companies, now in their sixth week, with a plan to progressively reopen businesses in the first half of May as Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes warned the timing will be fully dependent on the strength of the epidemic.
“We have never before tried out an exit strategy like this,” Wilmes said at a briefing in Brussels late on Friday night. “Nothing will be carved in marble, especially not the target dates.”