In addition to the new measures Thursday following the meeting of the National Security Council, the mask-wearing compulsory will be extended to other public places in Namur, announced the mayor Maxime Prévot.

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The mask is imposed as early as this Thursday on the fairgrounds. It will also be from 17h00 Friday, instead of the Old, place Chanoine Descamps, and on the banks of the Sambre. It is in places very frequented, especially by young people 20 to 30 years, "the age group where the virus has made the most progress recently," said the mayor.