On Wednesday, May 6, 2020, Queen Mathilde of Belgium visited the Gerpinnes branch of the Carrefour supermarkets of Mestdagh groupe. The Queen talked to employees and customers about the impact of social distancing and the presentation of groceries in times of safe shopping.
The Belgian government asks all citizens to stay home and refrain from "non-essential inbound and outbound travel" to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Belgium has so far seen more than 50,509 confirmed cases of coronavirus and close to 8,339 deaths from the disease.
