Belgium on verge of major surge of Covid infections, warns health minister

Belgium on verge of major surge of Covid infections, warns health minister
Belgium is suffering a fourth wave of Covid infections (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

Belgium’s government has warned that the country could well be on the cusp of another major surge in Covid-19 cases despite its high vaccination rate.

Though the government recently relaxed the mandatory use of facemasks, it is again starting to encourage the population to use them to counter a rise in cases reminiscent of the first three surges of the past 18 months.

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