Prognosis
Belgium Considers More Anti-Covid Tightening as Infection Cases Rise
- Prime Minister Wilmes convenes Security Council 4 days early
- Infections surpass threshold in every seventh Belgian commune
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Belgian authorities will consider imposing more measures to contain fresh outbreaks of the coronavirus, as the prime minister said imposing a nationwide lockdown again would be a measure of last resort.
Premier Sophie Wilmes brought forward to Monday a high-level meeting with ministers and regional government leaders to plan future steps. She said on Twitter that a local approach remains “of fundamental importance” for the areas most struck by the virus after putting mayors and provincial governors in charge of battling the outbreaks.