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The first municipalities have announced the cancellation of all events within their borders long after the current measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus have passed.
Belgium is to begin planning how - and when - to ease its coronavirus restrictions, with a view to a "gradual" reopening of public life over several months.
A large majority of people who can work from home are doing so under the coronavirus shutdown, and those aged 65 and older are following the regulations much more stringently than the other
Belgian authorities fear they may have fallen victim to a coronavirus scam - after a €5 million order for protective masks failed to turn up.
The city of Ghent has launched a trial system to improve response times in emergency situations involving the elderly: a yellow plastic box that’s kept in the fridge.
The poorest neighbourhoods in Brussels also have the highest concentrations of fine particulates in the air.
Belgium confirmed five more cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, bringing the total number to 13.
Belgian authorities have confirmed six new cases of coronavirus. The newly infected people had all returned to Belgium from travelling in northern Italy.
The Brussels commune of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert has banned anyone who has recently travelled in a coronavirus-affected area from accessing local schools and other municipal buildings.