Note: the most up-to-date information can be found here, and the most frequently asked questions are addressed here.
In Belgium, the coronavirus barometer has been installed to determine the COVID-19 measures. The coronavirus barometer has three phases that reflect the level of pressure on healthcare:
As of March 7, CODE YELLOW applies in Belgium.
In CODE YELLOW, a Covid-19 certificate is no longer needed to enter the congress venues. Face masks are only mandatory in healthcare and public transport but no longer in the congress venues and restaurants/bars/shops in the city. A Passenger Locator Form (PLF) is no longer needed within the EU.
In order to organise a safe meeting, both organizers and participants need to assume joint responsibility to follow the safety measures.
The Passenger Locator Form (PFL) must be filled in by everyone who, directly or indirectly, travels to Belgium from a country OUTSIDE the European Union or Schengen area that is not on the white list (which you can find here), by train, bus, boat or plane. The PLF document can be found here) and must be filled in a maximum of 48h prior to your arrival in Belgium. In all other cases, you may fill in the PLF, but it is not mandatory.
All participants should adhere to the governmentally issued travel restrictions and guidance issued by the Belgian authorities and the region you are travelling from.
Please note that in CODE YELLOW, the PLF is no longer needed within EU.
In CODE YELLOW, a Covid-19 certificate is no longer needed to enter the congress venues.
If the meeting will be organized in code orange, all persons entering the congress venues need to present a Covid-19 certificate that certifies the person:
National health authorities provide information on how to obtain the certificate. Find more information here.
If you need to take a COVID-19 PCR test in Belgium, please find herewith an overview of the test centres:
PCR-travel or -event testing without CTPC testing in private test centres
PCR-travel or -event testing in public test centres with CTPC (Covid Test Prescription Code): 50 euro