On Sunday the Belgian Government introduced new restrictions designed to stem the spread of the Omicron variant, forcing many public places and venues, such as cinemas and theatres, to close. However, Belgian’s highest administrative court has struck down the ban, claiming that the Government does not have the justification or legitimacy to designate these areas as “dangerous places for health… in that they would spread Covid”. It went on to describe the Government’s actions as “disproportionate”. MailOnline has more.
A Belgian court on Tuesday suspended the closure of concert halls, cinemas and other entertainment venues, a measure announced last week by Prime Minister Alexander De Croo to stem the spread of the Omicron Covid variant.
Under new restrictions that took effect Sunday, movie houses, concert halls and art centres were ordered to shut their doors. Some stayed open in protest.
But the Council of State, Belgium’s highest administrative court, said the authorities have not demonstrated “in what way entertainment venues are particularly dangerous places for (people’s) health… in that they would spread Covid, to the extent necessary to order their closure.”
The Government’s closure order was only announced last week and took effect from Sunday, with the court saying it was “disproportionate”.
It said in a ruling published on Tuesday that, even if the Omicron variant required further restrictions, the Government needed to show why a given measure was needed on public health grounds. The court still needs to make a final ruling.
The order came despite the assessment of the scientific committee advising the Government that going to such places poses no extra risk to public health.
It is not entirely clear what counts as a cultural venue, but it will not include cinemas and other indoor venues, such as for bowling, or night clubs.
The Council of State is an advisory body that has legal powers to overturn Government decisions it considers unlawful.
De Croo’s Government and regional chiefs decided last Wednesday to close cinemas and theatres and play sporting fixtures behind closed doors, while allowing bars, restaurants, gyms and other indoor sports venues to continue as before.
Belgium, home to European Union institutions and the headquarters of NATO, has seen Covid infections continually fall since a late November peak, but Omicron cases are rapidly rising, and now make up over half of all Covid cases.
The suspension of the order came after representatives of Belgian actors, performers and cinema operators launched an appeal against the decision.
The FEAS umbrella association for the sector said the lockdown was baseless, unfair and disproportionate and it, along with several cultural and rights groups, appealed to Belgium’s Council of State, which ruled in their favour.
After meeting on Tuesday with sector representatives, health minister Frank Vandenbroucke told state broadcaster RTBF that “there’s no possibility to immediately revise the (Government’s) decision”.
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Wasn’t there a fifth PM/President somewhere, Haiti maybe? Anyway, no idea if this is true or not but so-called ”Fact-checkers” saying ”Nothing to see here” isn’t really good enough. None of these men were old, the eldest being 61yrs old. Anyone know anymore or do we take them at face value, just like Kary Mullis’s timely demise?
https://dunyanews.tv/en/FakeNews/608736-Social-media-posts-claiming-African-leaders-killed-opposing-COVID-
A couple of others could be mentioned, yes, an assassination attempt by foreign (from memory, French) mercenaries against the outspoken president of Madagascar, and the successful assassination of the president of Haiti, again by foreign mercenaries.
In Madagascar local researchers had produced an artimisia-based tonic against COVID which the government was promoting. Artimisia has been shown effective in vitro and there is some interest in it as a treatment, there’s a review here: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/12/3828
Heads of State of Gabon, Tanzania and Burundi, aged between 55 and 62 all collapsed and died from suspected cardiac arrests over the last two years.Fact checkers say no evidence of foul play owing to their jab hesitancy stance, so that’s alright then. Something in the water perchance?
President Magafuli of Tanzania was definitely murdered because of the embarrassment he caused to Billy and his gang with PCR’s from a goat and paw paw fruit. The others were murdered because they wouldn’t play ball but also as a lesson to the rest of the world.
Seems to me these leaders were fair game but can you imagine a leader of a Western country being ‘offed’? Not as easy to get away with. Well who cares about insignificant Burundi or Ivory Coast anyway, right…?
The Western leaders are all bought and paid for – they do as they are told.
And this doctor, who was very vocally opposed to the tetanus and HPV vaccines in Kenya, after the tetanus one was found to contain a substance which renders females infertile after several injections. It was given under the guise of a neonatal tetanus programme in his country. Ironic it’s the BBC, of all sources, recording his demise after he rightfully opposed the Covid jab and spoke up about the safe and effective Ivermectin and HCQ. Another timely demise of an opponent to the Official Narrative.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-56922517
Dr Karanja, OBGYN, ( 22mins 20secs ) threatening to check every vaccine before giving it to his patients, then he ends up dead. Too convenient.
https://odysee.com/@REALICKE:1/Unfruchtbarkeit-Eine-teuflische-Agenda-%E2%80%93-subtitles—Infertility-A-Diabolical-Agenda:c
Anyone read The Constant Gardener? Le Carre’s note says it bears no relation to any real drug company, but that the reality’s far worse than anything he dreamed up… which was bad enough.
I’ve heard of it but never read it. Wasn’t it also a movie? I feel like I’ve seen it listed in passing on Netflix in the past. If it’s any good I’ll keep a look out for it but I don’t even know what it’s about.
While we’re in full conspiracy theory mode, note the two countries referred to in this article about a new mysterious virus. Burundi and Tanzania.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/three-die-nosebleed-disease-kills-29583817
I don’t think Gabon should be on the list.
Losing one African PM/President “suddenly and unexpectedly” is concerning. Losing four or more in a very short space of time looks rather more suspicious ….. possibly even carelessness by those who might (or might not) have been involved.
Dr Malhotra explaining the case to Clayton Morris on Redacted….
https://rumble.com/v2fmqha-new-bombshell-pfizer-lawsuit-could-change-everything-in-south-africa-redact.html
Hope the date, April First, isn’t a factor in this story.