December 21st, local time, the Belgian government announced that it would extend the previous measures to close the British border for another 24 hours.
It is reported that after the end of the ban, from Wednesday (23rd), only people with valid Belgian residence permits can return to Belgium from the United Kingdom, and they need to strictly implement seven-day quarantine.
For people who do not hold a permanent residence permit in Belgium, the above-mentioned travel ban will last until December 31.
On Sunday (20th), Belgium announced that it would temporarily close its border with the United Kingdom for 24 hours from midnight on Sunday in response to the new variant of the novel coronavirus in the United Kingdom.