Brussels’ Covid-19 situation close to a tsunami: Health Minister

Brussels, Oct 20 : Belgian Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke warned that the Covid-19 situation in the country’s capital, Brussels was “close to a tsunami” due to the spike in the number of new confirmed cases.
In a TV interview on Monday, Vandenbroucke warned “the health situation in Wallonia and in Brussels is the worst and the most dangerous in the whole of Europe”, CNN reported on Tuesday.
Belgium, one of the worst-hit country during the first wave of pandemic in Europe, has so far reported 230,480 coronavirus cases and 10,443 deaths.
The Health Minister further said that the pandemic “is no one’s fault, but improving the situation is everyone’s duty”, urging the people of the country to follow coronavirus-induced measures and protect themselves against the virus.
Starting from Monday, under new government restrictions designed to tackle the fresh outbreak, residents will only be allowed to see one other person from outside their household and should work from home if possible, the BBC reported.
A curfew will be in place from midnight until 5 a.m. for the next month and alcohol sales has been banned from 8 p.m.