Pukkelpop is forced to pull the plug on this year’s edition. The reason is the tightening of the Covid Safe Ticket that the Consultation Committee announced on Monday. According to the festival, this makes it impossible to test and check every festival-goer. “Minister Vandenbroucke and the virologists have now got what they wanted,” various sources … Read more
The Pukkelpop festival has stopped its construction and ticket sales until further notice. The organization is thus increasing the pressure on the federal government to be allowed to apply more flexible corona rules. Politicians have been adding water to the wine in recent days, but Minister Vandenbroucke is now keeping his leg stiff. – At … Read more
The catering industry can remain open both inside and outside from 9 June until 23.30 pm, and there is clarity about our travels this summer. “We have succeeded in turning an uncertain situation into a summer with positive prospects,” said Prime Minister Alexander De Croo after the Consultation Committee. – ‘The Consultation Committee today mainly … Read more
Coronacommissaris Pedro Facon. Photo: ISOPIX – The ‘out together, home together’ principle applies to the corona measures: those who have received their vaccine must adhere to the measures as strictly as everyone else. For the private situation at home, that is now changing slightly. Corona Commissioner Pedro Facon has an advice ready for the Consultation … Read more
By letting go of the distance rules in the house, the government wants to “give responsibility back to the people”. It is striking that she is working on guidelines that differ when vaccinated against ‘mixed’ groups come together. “That makes sense,” says motivational psychologist Maarten Vansteenkiste. “Measures are less necessary there.” – The experts are … Read more
“If the difference in the vaccination coverage between Flanders and Brussels increases, we have to think about separate, extra relaxation for Flanders.” This is what Flemish Prime Minister Jan Jambon (N-VA) said on Sunday morning in the interpretation program The seventh day. – Three quarters of Flemish people over 65 have already been vaccinated, in … Read more
Virologists Steven Van Gucht and Marc Van Ranst clearly showed after the Consultation Committee that they are not completely at ease with the reopening of the terraces. – “Sitting at the table with four different people still entails more risks than agreeing with four people in the open air, one and a half meters apart,” … Read more
The outer plan can come into effect from 8 May if the vaccination campaign continues in the same way, Prime Minister De Croo confirms. However, initial reactions to the cautious relaxation for catering and events have been mixed. The events industry is calling the plan an uppercut, the cafes still see a lot of uncertainty … Read more
We will soon be able to celebrate Mother’s Day with a pint on a terrace. Despite a clash between socialists Elio Di Rupo and Frank Vandenbroucke, the Consultation Committee decided on Wednesday that cafés and restaurants may open their terraces on 8 May. Or should we add ‘maybe’ to that? After all, the consensus is … Read more
Mayor of Middelkerke Jean-Marie Dedecker plans to reopen the catering establishments in his municipality on 1 May. He says this in response to the decision of the Consultation Committee to postpone the relaxation until 8 May. Dedecker has already indicated several times that he would reopen terraces regardless of the measures. – Not everyone on … Read more