“If the difference in the vaccination coverage between Flanders and Brussels increases, we have to think about separate, extra relaxation for Flanders.” This is what Flemish Prime Minister Jan Jambon (N-VA) said on Sunday morning in the interpretation program The seventh day.
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Three quarters of Flemish people over 65 have already been vaccinated, in Brussels and Wallonia this is around 70 percent. Does that open the door to easing more quickly in Flanders? “That is not easy, because many people in Flanders go to Brussels and vice versa and thus come into contact with each other,” said Flemish Prime Minister Jan Jambon (N-VA) on Sunday morning. The seventh day on a.
For the time being, according to Jambon, it is not yet on the agenda. “But if the spread in terms of vaccination figures increases between Flanders and Brussels, we have to take this into account and make a decision about it. I have already put that on the table with the Consultation Committee. This vaccination coverage could become an element for future relaxation. “
Not a definite answer for event summer
In The seventh day Jambon, as Flemish Minister of Culture, also returned to last Friday’s Consultation Committee. The events sector has not yet received a definite answer about easing in the summer. The decision will be made in fourteen days. “During the Consultation Committee, I found no willingness at federal level to make decisions now for July and August,” says Jan Jambon. “We hope to move the fronts over the next fourteen days so that the sector knows where it stands.”
“At the moment people are mainly looking at the number of occupied beds in intensive care units. We want to get that down as quickly as possible. However, looking ahead to the summer, we should also look at the vaccination campaign. It will be further advanced by then. ” Another Consultation Committee will follow on 11 May. “Nothing will change for May and June. The perspective is now fully on the summer. That is where the road to freedom lies. ”
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