Wearing a mask becomes mandatory in public spaces from Wednesday August 12 throughout the territory of the Brussels region to fight against the spread of the coronavirus, announced the regional government.
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It was already in most public places closed since July 11. The generalization of the obligation in the 19 municipalities of the region is explained by the crossing of the threshold of 50 daily contaminations per 100,000 inhabitants (more than 600 new infections per day in this territory of approximately 1.2 million inhabitants) , according to a statement.
