Pierre Van Damme — © BELGA
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“If we compare these measures with the measures taken abroad, this shows common sense and political courage,” epidemiologist Pierre Van Damme (UA) responds to VTM Nieuws. “I am especially pleased that science has been listened to,” says intensivist Geert Meyfroidt (UZ Leuven).
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Van Damme follows the reasoning of the Consultation Committee. “We expect a lot from the people. We also know why. We are not going to waste the effort of the past four weeks in a few days’ time, ”says Van Damme.
The epidemiologist also responds to reports that people would go across the border for hairdressing because the hairdressing shops in our country have to remain closed longer. “This does not fall under the essential relocations,” says Van Damme. He calls for “no loopholes” to be sought.
Hospitals
“I am especially pleased that science has been listened to”. This is what intensivist Geert Meyfroidt (UZ Leuven) said in the VTM News in a first reaction to the decisions of the Consultation Committee.
According to Meyfroidt, the Consultation Committee acknowledges that it is still very difficult in hospitals. “We can see the downward trend, but are still close to the peak of the first wave,” said Meyfroidt. “It is still stormy in our hospitals.”
The fact that the social measures are not or barely relaxed during the Christmas and New Years period is, according to Meyfroidt, “double”. “Certainly we in healthcare, who have worked hard for a whole year, are longing for a Christmas in the family circle, but we also understand that there is no other way. Moreover, it is not uncommon for people in healthcare to skip a Christmas. ”
–Geert Meyfroidt — © Guy Puttemans
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