Virologist Marc Van Ranst reacted to the resurgence of the new coronavirus in Belgium. For him, there is a chance to reverse the trend, but we have a week to do so …
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Belgium is facing an increase in contamination with the new coronavirus. For virologist Marc Van Ranst, interviewed by our colleagues from VTM, we have a chance to reverse the current trend.
A consultation committee was given this Sunday and it was announced that no tightening of health measures would be implemented. However, stricter controls should be introduced, especially in the catering sector: “I think it is necessary. When you take measures, you have to make sure that they can be implemented, ”the virologist continued.
The average of new daily contaminations has now risen to 143, an increase of 61%: “We have a chance, one week I think, to reverse the situation. If we do not seize this opportunity, I fear that we are on the way for a significant increase, ”Van Ranst continued. “We have to strictly follow the rules so that the numbers stabilize as quickly as possible. The reproduction value is close to 1.4 to 1.5. It’s a lot. This means that the epidemic gets bigger and then things change very quickly ”.
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