Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentBelgium will be shutting down theaters and concert halls starting Dec. 26 to curb a surge in COVID cases and prevent the spread of the Omicron variant.The restrictions were announced by Belgium prime minister Alexander De Croo on Wednesday, Dec.
22, at a press conference. Restaurants and bars will remain open with an 11 p.m. curfew. There were 7,025 new cases over the last seven days in Belgium, with Omicron accounting for 27% of them, according to Franceinfo.Belgium is the latest European country to set tight restrictions due to the Omicron threat.
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