Yesterday, our Security Council gathered once more and decided to change more for the inhabitants of our country. As of June 8th, a lot will be allowed once more. We can meet more people, we can travel within the country (the borders will open on June 15th), we can do sports, the restaurants and cafés open again. The virus is almost non-existent in Belgium. The figures lower day by day.
When the weather will co-operate, it promises to be a good summer. I've just made a reservation for one of our favorite restaurants in Heist (the coast). Even when the tables are somewhat more apart, it will nevertheless be great to be able to taste the delicious food once more!
Travelling within Europe will be possible soon. The only thing is, there is still nothing decided about travelling outside the continent. So it remains a big question if our trip to Beirut will be possible (it's in November). We have hopes we can go to Birmingham in October, for the concert of Michael Bolton. And most probably we'll make a European trip in December.
In the meantime, the effects of this corona crisis are felt. The inland revenue received a lot less taxes in April than the year before. The industry wasn't working, and all the restaurants and such were closed. There still remain a lot of people unemployed. Some industries that closed down and have now opened again, don't employ all their former personel. And telework will remain a standard in the future. My sister hopes she can work from home for a couple of days a week in the future. It's much more relaxing and she can concentrate better here than at the workplace, where there's talking among the co-workers and a lot of distraction.
Anyway, the crisis changed a lot and I wonder if we'll ever get back to the normal we used to know before?
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