For the past 7 days, the average number of new cases of coronavirus has increased to 114.7, an increase of 32%. Virologist Marc Van Ranst believes that this is a clear signal of the start of the second wave.
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Lhe coronavirus figures are available this Friday morning on the Sciensano website and they show a certain rebound: for the last 7 days, the average number of new daily cases has risen to 114.7, an increase of 32%.
Virologist Marc Van Ranst reacted to this increase on the microphone of Radio 1 this Friday morning. He estimates that the numbers will continue to climb: “We now also receive the daily figures and we note that on Monday, we had 216 new cases. It’s been months since there have been as many. The average will certainly continue to increase in the coming days. ” The last consolidated figures communicated by Sciensano date from Monday, July 13.
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The expert takes the opportunity to recall the gestures that protect. “Everyone must keep their distance, wear a mouth mask and limit the number of social contacts. This is why there is a rule of 15 people per week. Many people do not comply, but it is necessary. We also see people coming back from vacation, so we have to get to work. ”
“If the numbers continue to evolve in this way, they will be on the agenda. With these numbers and the increase in recent weeks, you can clearly see that we are at the start of a second wave, ”he says.
In his daily report, Sciensano notes that while the downward trend in the number of hospitalizations seems to have stopped, the number of deaths continues to decrease, with 45% fewer deaths.
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