Belgium began easing most COVID-19 restrictions Monday in
the biggest move to relax measures since the onset of the crisis some two years
ago.
Gone are the coronavirus passport that allows entry into
bars, restaurants, theater and cinemas as well as capacity limits.
Facemasks, long the symbol of the pandemic, will no longer
be mandatory except on public transport and in the healthcare sector.
The government announced last week that the nation of 11
million will go from code orange - the second-toughest for virus measures - to
code yellow as of Monday.
Infections in the week ending March 5 fell by 24% compared
to the previous week and stood at 5,854 cases. New hospitalizations and
intensive care cases continued to decline rapidly.
Other European countries are also relaxing their pandemic
measures, as more and more governments design protocols to co-exist with the
coronavirus. -AP
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