30 May 2021: The end is in sight for mandatory face masks…

30 May 2021: For the first time in ages the average number of people being hospitalised with Covid each day has fallen under 100. 1,291 patients are currently in hospital with Covid of which 469 are in intensive care. Between 20 and 26 May, 1,871 new cases were reported each day. The figure is down with 15% on the week. The positivity number stands at 5.1% and the reproduction rate is 0.82. Meanwhile, life is slowly returning to normal downtown Ghent, and everybody is anxiously awaiting the legislation paving the way for relaxations of the corona restrictions that will be announced on 9 June. Here are some of the tantalizing details of the draft. From 9 June indoor hospitality will reopen, pavement cafes will serve customers till 11:30PM and you will be allowed to host up to 4 people in your home at one time and up to 50 people in the garden. Also, the 1.5m social distancing rule and masks will no longer be required by law. Moreover, hugging, cuddling and even kissing is no longer off the menu. The future is so bright you gotta wear shades… – Sleepstraat, Ghent, Belgium.