Reluctantly, a decision has been made to temporarily exclude observers from the playing of the Last Post at the Menin Gate at Ypres / Ieper. That's according to a Facebook post by the CWGC. The Last Post will continue to be played, just without the risk of spreading the infection.
As of today, 29 October, Belgium is a hotspot for COVID-19 with the world's highest number of new cases and the third-highest deaths per million population. https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/belgium/
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That is sad. I remember the Last Post at the Menin Gate as one of the highlights of our trip to Europe in 1969. Other highlights included visiting Beaumont Hamel and Vimy. We heard the Last Post on my birthday - the 6th of June - and it was very moving.
Elizabeth Vincent
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