“However, the most important thing is not to focus on this figure, but to have as little contact as possible. Because that’s the problem,” she said on Thursday on the show “De wereld vandaag “on Radio 1. Erika Vlieghe said in the interview that the measures that have been taken were” welcome “. She pointed out that Celeval advised expanding the mask requirement, as well as improving the registration of travelers.
But in his view, it is now necessary to communicate that the contacts we have are “turning the engine” of the coronavirus pandemic. “We all have to make sure we have less contact, less close contact,” she said.
There was talk of the National Security Council reviewing the bubble from fifteen to ten people, but that did not happen. “The most important thing is that we don’t fix ourselves on that number, but that we have as little contact as possible, because that is the problem,” said the virologist.
When asked if she regretted that the CNS could not reach a consensus on the shrinking of the bubble, Erika Vlieghe replied yes, as a scientist, but repeated that she did not want to not focus on this point. “For me, the message has to be clear and we have to get it across: the fewer contacts the better. Actually, even ten is a lot. Let’s not start counting. The current upheavals are about the holidays. , family celebrations, weddings, dancing evenings, people who meet in bars, restaurants, but also in many sports clubs. “
“We need to be painfully aware of how many contacts we all have, not only at work but also in our free time. We need to reduce them. See fewer friends and have fewer parties. And if you see people, see “them from afar. That’s the main message. If we argue about it, we don’t get straight to the point. The goal is to see fewer people.”
“The message must be clear: whatever you call it, the situation is very serious,” said Erika Vlieghe.
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