Belgium’s Minister of Health, Frank Vandenbroucke, warned that the pandemic situation in the country, especially in Wallonia and Brussels, is the most dangerous in Europe. “We are really close to a tsunami,” said the head of the health ministry.
Coronavirus: Belgium. Health Minister: We are close to a tsunami
– The health situation in Wallonia and Brussels is the worst, and therefore the most dangerous in the whole of Europe (…) The coronavirus infection rate was 50 percent. higher than, for example, the Ile-de-France region (the largest agglomeration in France – PAP) or the Madrid region, which are comparable in terms of the number of inhabitants. In the meantime, our numbers have doubled – reported Vandenbroucke on RTL TV.
According to data from the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control in the whole of Belgium, over the last 14 days, about 700 SARS-CoV-2 infections per 100 were recorded daily. residents. The situation is worse only in the Czech Republic, where there were 830 cases on average.
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There were two days in Belgium during the last week in which over 10 of people tested positive for coronavirus. On October 13, 12 cases were recorded, and on October 051 – 14.
— We are really close to a tsunami. The point is, we no longer control what happens. Maybe we are still in control today, but with great difficulties and stress – said Vandenbroucke in an interview.
He added that if the number of infections continued to increase, as did the number of hospitalizations, the Belgian health service would not be able to treat other patients other than those with COVID-19, which is very dangerous.
– I have only one message to the citizens: protect yourself, protect your loved ones, so that they do not become infected – he said.
Vandenbroucke pointed out that it is necessary to keep a distance, to wear a mask if it is impossible to keep distance, and to limit the number of contacts.
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When asked why there was no curfew from 21, as is the case in France (in Belgium, it applies from midnight), Vandenbroucke replied that the authorities did not want to completely lock up citizens in their homes and apartments.
— Honestly, there are two enemies: a virus, but also isolation, depression. Therefore, we must combine the fight against the virus with the possibility of seeing other people, moving around, walking on the streets in the evening. There are also people who work until 22 – pointed out the minister.
Author: Łukasz Osiński / PAP
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