► The health authorities have identified 90 new deaths in the past 24 hours. And 171 people died in nursing homes. Which brings to 4,157 the number of people who died to coronavirus in Belgium since the start of the pandemic. 242 people were hospitalized and 161 were discharged from hospital.
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► “The daily figures are a fairly tough confrontation with reality every day,” explains Benoît Ramacker, spokesperson for the Crisis Center. “There is some hope in the elements of certain figures, in particular on the number of hospitalizations which is gradually decreasing. But the voice of the experts is very careful. In particular, because of the number of deaths which, unfortunately, is still too high. “
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► Two Belgian companies will launch together a production line for surgical masks and FFP2 masks, essential in the healthcare sector in the management of the current Covid-19 pandemic.
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► “In Belgium, in terms of hospitalizations, we are not seeing a plateau, but a slow decrease, but that seems to be confirmed, “said Emmanuel André.
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► The Chamber’s Health Committee has been postponed. It is Philippe De Backer who will finally explain himself this Wednesday in place of Maggie De Block. Recall that the meeting of the National Security Council takes place this Wednesday. The Belgians will be more after the confinement. Read also | Reinforcement of measures or deconfinement in sight?
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► The IMF announces a 3% recession in the world economy this year. The Belgian economy will contract by 6.9% and that of the euro zone by 7.5%. To read | The worst crisis since 1929, according to the IMF
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► One in five Belgians has already canceled a trip planned for this summer, according to an Ipsos survey of more than 2,100 people. In addition, travel agencies in the north and in the south of the country do not expect their activities to return to normal before the end of 2021. Read also | Organize your summer vacation despite the coronavirus
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► China has started clinical trials of two potential vaccines against the coronavirus. The two vaccines were developed by companies in Beijing and Wuhan, the cradle of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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► The United States counted on Monday 1,509 deaths from coronavirus in 24 hours, is almost the same figure as the day before, according to the count of Johns Hopkins University which refers. This daily report brings to 23,529 the total number of deaths recorded since the start of the pandemic in the United States, the country most bereaved in the world by Covid-19.
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