Belgium set to reopen schools, markets, museums and zoos

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Belgian schools will partially reopen while markets, museums and zoos will also be allowed to operate again from next Monday, Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes said, in a further easing of the country’s two-month coronavirus lockdown.

According to Reuters, Belgium, whose capital Brussels hosts the headquarters of the European Union and the NATO military alliance, has so far reported 53,981 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 8,843 deaths.

Belgium's Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes holds a news conference after a meeting of the National Security Council discussing post-lockdown measures amid Covid-19 outbreak in Brussels, Belgium, May 13. — Reuters
Belgium's Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes holds a news conference after a meeting of the National Security Council discussing post-lockdown measures amid Covid-19 outbreak in Brussels, Belgium, May 13. — Reuters

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