“It is certainly still too early to relax the measures”

“The line is thin between overdoing it and doing too little against the Covid-19. Maggie De Block strikes the right balance, “said Belgian Hans Kluge, director for Europe at the World Health Organization (WHO). Speaking Wednesday in an interview with the Knack, he said it was “certainly too early” to relax the measures.

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Asked about the Belgian approach to the pandemic, Mr. Kluge said he had respect for Minister of Public Health Maggie De Block (Open Vld), hailing his sensible attitude. “Belgium clearly has a strategy to fight this pandemic. There is a thin line between doing too much and doing too little. Maggie De Block strikes the right balance in this regard, ”said Kluge. He also praises the competence of various “international class” experts in Belgium, such as virologists Johan Neyts, Peter Piot and Marc Van Ranst.

During the interview, Mr. Kluge assures that the containment should gradually be removed. “We are developing different strategies to guide countries. (…) I find it unfortunate that each nation has its own ideas, when we have a clear, up-to-date role at WHO to develop a unified approach. But it is certainly still too early to relax the measures at the moment. “

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