Is the rise in coronavirus cases in Belgium linked to illegal gatherings? Steven Van Gucht positions himself

For virologist Steven Van Gucht, the illegal rallies last weekend are not linked to the slight increase in the cases identified in Belgium last week.

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In the past week, the number of daily coronavirus cases in Belgium had increased somewhat. If the contamination figures have gone down since yesterday, many people have wondered if the increase in cases was not linked to the illegal rallies that have taken place in recent weeks, especially in Flagey, where hundreds of young people had gathered.

And if the virologist and inter-federal spokesperson Covid-19 Steven Van Gucht confirmed that cases have mainly increased in people in their twenties or thirties in recent weeks, he assures that it is not necessarily linked to the illegal parties organized on Last weekend.

Steven Van Gucht indeed explains to our colleagues at Laatste Nieuws that the number of cases has not increased significantly, and, above all, that it is still too early to see if the party which was organized in Flagey has direct consequences .

This Monday, we learn that 66 new cases have been identified in the last 24 hours.