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Steven Van Gucht: “It is clear that we are in a second wave”

For the interfederal spokesperson, it is important for the number of hospitalizations to stabilize.

Lhe virologist Steven Van Gucht is trying to restore hope in the pages of the daily Het Laatste Nieuws: “The coronavirus itself will not go away, but it will behave like a mild infection in the future. But getting back to normal life requires a few more months of patience. Let’s continue, it will eventually pass. “

However, the interfederal expert and spokesperson remains on his guard. “It is clear that we are in a second wave. The number of infections is on the rise and it’s not really a small increase. We don’t know how long this will last and how much the curves will rise. But this second wave does not necessarily have to have dramatic consequences. Adjustments made by the National Security Council may work. “

Regarding the latest figures on hospitalizations, Steven Van Gucht recalls that “it is important that the number of hospitalizations stabilizes now. Otherwise, we could very quickly go in the wrong direction. “

“A lot of people react critically: why be strict when there are still so many empty beds in the hospital? But we cannot wait for the moment when they will be full again, we must intervene before this critical point and stay one step ahead of the virus. We need to act early to get it under control as much as possible, not when it’s too late, ”he adds.


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