A woman wearing a protective mask walks past a closed restaurant, as Belgian government meets to announce new restrictive measures after a spike of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in central Brussels, Belgium October 16, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - All Belgian bars and restaurants will be forced to close for four weeks, the federal government said on Friday, in order to tackle a surging second wave of the coronavirus, with hospitals close to running out of beds.
The Belgian government also decided to impose a curfew from midnight to 5 a.m for a month.
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