The Group of experts in charge of deconfinement (GEES) following the coronavirus epidemic is already working on a reconfinement plan, said its president Erika Vlieghe in the columns of the Evening on Saturday. She hopes, however, that he should not serve.
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The head of the infectious disease department at the University Hospital of Antwerp believes that a coronavirus rebound will come. “The whole question is to know how big it will be. You don’t have to wait for the fall, it could also happen during the summer. It will be our job to be vigilant and curb the enthusiasm to reopen society too quickly. We saw what the first wave looked like. We must be prepared for a second, even if we will try not to get there. “
It could therefore be that Belgium could again be confined. Experts are already working on a restructuring plan, hoping that it will not be used. “But a rebound will not happen overnight: we will see it coming. It is also possible that there is a rebound at a specific location, which will require a specific approach. In short, there are very many scenarios. Some countries which have more or less enthusiastically deconfined have had to backtrack, such as Japan, Taiwan, Singapore. “
Yves Van Laethem, infectious disease specialist at CHU Saint-Pierre and inter-federal spokesperson for the fight against Covid-19, confirms that a second containment could be envisaged. “If things start up again strong, containment and much more drastic Chinese-style measures are possible”, he warns in our columns. “I think that if people see an increase in deaths again and the hospitals filling up, they will respect the new measures.” “
The vacation issue is also still under review, says Erika Vlieghe. “In the summer, one could imagine taking a vacation to our country. But it must also be organized. We can’t send everyone to the beach or to the Ardennes at the same time. “
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