Belgium is recording a significant increase in contamination by Covid-19, which however does not mainly affect the elderly, and must " act quickly " to avoid new containment measures, the National Crisis Center warned on Wednesday July 22.
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“ We have to avoid the snowball effect before it causes another avalanche, ” said spokesperson Boudewijn Catry. A meeting of the National Security Committee was convened Thursday to examine the measures to be implemented and the possibility of strengthening some at the national level. The number of new infections during the period July 12-18 rose 89% with an average of 184 cases diagnosed per day, up from 98 the week before. “ These are young people, between 20 and 59 years old, infected during parties or gatherings, ” the spokesperson said. " The oldest are not the most affected and we must continue to protect them, " he said.
On Tuesday, 178 people were hospitalized
On Tuesday, 178 people were hospitalized, including 35 in intensive care. " Currently this increase is accelerating day by day, despite the measures put in place ", warned the experts. Belgium had 64,258 cases recorded since the start of the pandemic and 9,805 deaths on Wednesday.
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" Inappropriate behavior can trigger a potential new wave of contamination, " warned another spokesperson for the National Crisis Center, Antoine Iseux. " This could lead to adopting restrictive measures like in March-April, " he added. “ We expected this increase. The solution is not without issue. We can still change the course of things, but we must act quickly, ”insisted Boudewijn Catry.
Among the countries hardest hit, Belgium is the one that deplores the highest number of deaths in relation to its population, with 85 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants The census, by the Belgian authorities, of the deaths of the coronavirus is one of the most exhaustive of the world since are included deaths possibly related to the virus without this having been proven by a test.
