Belgium Will Not Return to Tough Lockdown, Even If There Is a Second Wave: Minister

Belgium Will Not Return to Tough Lockdown, Even If There Is a Second Wave: Minister
People do their grocery shopping at the open-air market "Marche de la Batte", Belgium's biggest market, as Belgium eases lockdown measures taken to curb the spread of the COVID-19, in Liege, on May 24, 2020. Nicolas Maeterlinck /Belga/ AFP via Getty Images
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BRUSSELS—Belgium will not return to the strict measures imposed for nearly two months to combat the CCP virus outbreak even if there is a second wave of COVID-19 cases, the country’s interior minister has said.

The country of 11.5 million people effectively closed down in mid-March, with only shops selling food and pharmacies operating, although other activities have steadily resumed in May, including the reopening of non-food stores.