Following further increases in infections, hospitalisations and deaths, the Concertation Committee of the governments in Belgium which met on 17th November has handed down new instructions about necessary sanitary measures in places of worship, starting on 20th November. The Central Committee's Explanatory Document 5 is here, which contains a link to the relevant Royal Decree. We continue to face the pandemic with resolve, encouraging universal take-up of the Covid vaccination and continuing our parish life in faith and hope.