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PEPINSTER, Belgium, Jan 16 — A fed-up cafe owner in Belgium is sleeping in her premises with little food, in protest at the months-long shutdown of her sector to curb the spread of the coronavirus. “To remain like this, without working, losing everything — every day to see you’re...

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Christelle Carion, 48 years old, manager of the cafe ‘Amon nos autes’ in Pepinster poses in her cafe, on January 15, 2021, where she has been sleeping to protest against the closure of the bars and restaurants in Belgium as part of the measures adopte

The 48-year-old has been holed up in the closed Amon Nos Autes cafe in the eastern village of Pepinster since Tuesday, to draw attention to the ordeal that she and other owners in Belgium’s bar and restaurant sector are going through. From the start of the pandemic until now, Belgium has gone from being one of the worst-hit countries in the world -— with one of the highest per capita Covid-19 mortality rates -- to being among the few EU countries to get a grip on curbing infections.

Christelle Carion, 48 years old, manager of the cafe ‘Amon nos autes’ in Pepinster poses in her cafe, on January 15, 2021, where she has been sleeping to protest against the closure of the bars and restaurants in Belgium as part of the measures adopteAlthough the government is providing financial aid to bars, cafes and hotels — €2,700 a month in the case of Carion, before tax — that is not enough for many to survive.

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