Overview: Who will stay open and who should close?
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Essential
All food items: supermarkets, butchers, bakeries, fish shops and pet food shops. Local shops may also remain open. Prime Minister Alexander De Croo (Open VLD) emphasized that hoarding is certainly not necessary. There is enough stock.
That includes that weekly markets continue with proper precautions. Only what is sold in essential items may also be sold here. French fries, sandwich shops and others snackbars don’t have to close if they work with pick-up and / or delivery.
Bars in restaurants from hotels Close the doors from Monday, unless take-out can be used for the restos. Drive-ins stay also too to work.
Working in terms of non-nutrition newsagents and telecom shops door. Garages and bicycle repairers get permission to only repairs to be carried out. Laundry salons also remain open.
Non-essential
Actually all other matters not covered by the above. Clothing stores, jewelers, shoe sellers, flower sellers and furniture stores will all close their doors for six weeks.
Finally also close non-medical contact professions such as hairdressers, beauticians, wellness and massage centers.
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