The mask-wearing becomes compulsory, this Wednesday, in the 19 municipalities of brussels, the cap of 50 new cases per 100.000 inhabitants in weekly average having been reached, said the office of the minister-president of the Brussels-capital Region Rudi Vervoort by press release.

The wearing of a mask covering the nose and mouth is therefore now mandatory for any person aged 12 years and over) in public places and private places accessible to the public on the whole territory of the Brussels-Capital Region. The regulation provides exceptions, however, during the practice of a sport, of the completion of a physical labor intensive on the public highway, and for people with a disability, which does not allow them to wear a mask or a face shield. When wearing a mask or any other alternative fabric is not possible for medical reasons, a face shield may be used.