LIVE: ’Year of Freedom’ anti-vaccination pass protest in Brussels

Protesters are holding an anti-vaccination pass demo called ’Year of Freedom’ in Brussels on Sunday, January 9. In December last year, several violent protests took place in Belgium after the government announced strict measures to try to curb the spread of the coronavirus, including mandatory mask wearing for primary school children and a lengthening of the school holidays, in addition to the obligation to present COVID-19 passes in order to access bars and restaurants, which was introduced in October. Belgium has reported 2,151,914 cases of coronavirus, with deaths since the outbreak began, according to the latests data released by the John Hopkins University on Tuesday, January 4.