While the number of Covid-19 patients in intensive care drops below 400, the Belgian relaxation and reopening plan is well on track.

As detailed by The Brussels Times, the reopening plan goes as follows :

From 9 June:

• The hospitality sectorcan serve clients inside again, with a maximum of four people per table (unless it concerns a larger household, similar to the rules for terraces).
• Indoor areaswill have to close at 10:00 PM, and the closing time for terraces will be moved up to 11:30 PM.
• Fairgrounds, fitness centres, casinos, cinemas, theatres and bowling alleys will also be allowed to reopen.
• People will be allowed to receive four close contacts at home, they do not have to be from the same group
• Teleworkingrules will change and going into work will be allowed once a week, even if it is not essential. This will be limited to 20% of staff at a time.
• Indoor eventscan be held with a maximum of 200 people, seated, with face masks and at a safe distance from each other.
• Outdoor eventscan be held with a maximum of 400 people, with face masks and at a safe distance from each other.
• Religious ceremoniesincluding marriages and funerals will be allowed with 100 people indoors or 200 outdoors.
• Non-professional sportscan take place indoors with 50 participants, or outdoors with 100.
• Youth activitiescan be held with 50 participants, both inside and outside. Overnight stays are not yet allowed.
• Indoor receptionsmay take place with up to 50 people, following the same measures as the hospitality industry.
• Door-to-door sales are again permitted, as are the activities ofsex workers.
• Manifestations and demonstrationsof up to 100 people, with pre-arranged routes.

1 July:

• Teleworkingwill no longer be mandatory and will instead become recommended.
• Indoor eventscan be held with a maximum of 2,000 people, seated, with face masks and at a safe distance from each other.
• Outdoor eventscan be held with a maximum of 2,500 people, with face masks and at a safe distance from each other.
• Shoppingcan again be done without a limit on timing or the number of people in a group.
• Youth activitiescan be held with 100 participants, and overnight stays will be allowed.
• Non-professional sportsno longer have restrictions.
• Religious ceremoniesincluding marriages and funerals will be allowed with 200 people indoors or 400 outdoors.
• Indoor receptionsmay take place with up to 100 people, following the same measures as the hospitality industry.

30 July:

• Indoor eventscan be held with a maximum of 3,000 people, with face masks and at a safe distance from each other.
• Outdoor eventscan be held with a maximum of 5,000 people.
• Youth activitiescan be held with 200 participants, and overnight stays will be allowed.
• Indoor receptionsfor up to 250 people, following the rules of the hospitality industry.
• Trade fairscan reopen.

13 August

• Even larger events, such as festivals, outside again, providing participants have had the vaccine or have proof of a negative test.

1 September

• Fairs and flea marketswill no longer have restrictions.
• Mass events, both indoors and outdoors, are allowed upon presentation of proof of vaccination or recent negative PCR test.
• Youth activities and campscan take place without restrictions.
• Religious services, including weddings and funerals, can happen without restrictions.
• Indoor receptionswithout restrictions.