The long autumn holiday of the school-going youth is almost over. The schools will reopen on Monday, and that worries Dominique Benoit. The head of Intensive Care at UZ Gent thinks it is still too early, he said on Thursday evening To the point. Biostatist Geert Molenberghs calls it a “calculated risk”.
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In hospitals they guard against euphoria, but positive signals are gradually emerging. For example, Dominique Benoit, head of Intensive Care at UZ Gent, called the situation “roughly manageable chaos” since this week. To the point. “The dikes are not broken, but it may have been very close.” Elisabeth De Waele, head of Intensive Care at UZ Brussel, did the same The appointment. “But we are afraid of what is yet to come.”
Benoit’s fear is mainly due to the reopening of the schools, which is scheduled for next Monday after an extended autumn break. “I’m concerned,” he said. “If it depended on me, with all understanding for the students and the education, I wouldn’t reopen yet. It was really close in that second wave. You can count that 1,500 Covid patients on intensive care is really the maximum to guarantee good care. ” It is not certain that will succeed, the intensivist said. “I understand that politicians have to make social choices. But if there is a third wave, I hope that timely and drastic action will be taken this time. ”
Biostatistician Geert Molenberghs calls this a “calculated risk”. “With the measures that have now been taken and the very strict protocols for the schools, schools have become well-organized environments. But we can see that we needed the cooling-off period of the almost last autumn break. I am not saying that we are not going to see any effect from the reopening, but that will be manageable. In any case, we are going to have to monitor it very closely. ”
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