► In total, 4,920 patients are hospitalized in Belgium. 232 new hospitalizations have been recorded in the past 24 hours. 1,071 patients are currently in intensive care, a decrease of 10 patients in one day. 8,895 patients were discharged from the hospital and have been declared cured since March 15. 5,828 deaths have been reported in total, is an increase of 168 deaths in the past 24 hours.
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► France passed the bar of 20,000 people killed by the coronavirus this Monday, with 547 new deaths recorded since Sunday. In Italy, the number of Covid-19 patients fell for the first time, to 108,237, 20 fewer than the previous day. The UK, the coronavirus pandemic claimed an additional 449 lives, the lowest daily toll since April 6.
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► We are moving towards progressive deconfinement. “There are several indicators that are going in the right direction and that continue to go in the right direction,” explains Emmanuel André, inter-federal spokesperson in the fight against Covid-19. “We know that these results are the work that we have done in recent weeks. And so yes, by definition, we are going towards what is called deconfinement.
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► The actors of French-speaking education and several ministers of the government of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, including the Minister of Education Caroline Désir held a working meeting this Monday in order to reflect on the practical terms and conditions for a return to school. school as part of the future containment exit strategy. No action was however decided on Monday, a new meeting is already scheduled for Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. Read | Thick fog hangs over the end of the year in schools
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► Walloon recyparks gradually reopen their doors from this Monday, under strict conditions and with schedules adapted for some. >> Details here: Walloon recyparks are gradually reopening
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► The VUB is making its KingFisher robot available to help deal with the current coronavirus crisis, the VUB said on Monday. The state-of-the-art device quickly tests large quantities of samples for the presence of the SARS-CoV2 virus.
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► 18% of workers fear losing their jobs as a result of the coronavirus crisis, it emerges from the 11th annual barometer of Acerta, the human resources services group.
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► The Pensions Service is still accessible via the mypension.be site or 1765, even if the Pointpensions are temporarily closed due to measures against the coronavirus, the SPF Pensions said on Monday.
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► The drop in gasoline sales volume (95 and 98) is “vertiginous” after a month of confinement to counter the spread of the coronavirus and is around 80 to 85%, said Monday Brafco, the Belgian Federation of traders in fuels and fuels.
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► The coronavirus crisis drives electricity prices to their lowest levels, according to figures collected by Elia, the manager of the electricity network.
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► France proposes to set up a group of international experts, such as the IPCC on the climate, to support the World Health Organization (WHO), implicated by the United States in the management of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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► Bpost is currently applying the “last in, first out” principle to remedy delays in processing packages. This means that recently ordered packages can arrive faster than those that were ordered some time ago. The goal is to prevent packages from arriving all late at destination.
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► Who best respects the containment measures? Respect for the protective measures put in place to combat the spread of the coronavirus depends on the citizen sense of the people, their age as well as the rate of trust in the government, it emerges from a study carried out by the University of Amsterdam, Erasmus University of Rotterdam and KU Leuven.
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► Amusement park are preparing to allow a safe reopening.
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► McDonald’s Belgium decided to reopen from this Tuesday its 68 drive-ins. Of course, not everything will go as it did before … both in the kitchen and in the bag that you will take home. Burger king and Quick will follow him on the weekend.
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