Cancel major events with us? “It’s just a matter of time”

“We are indeed at a slightly earlier stage of the epidemic than France, which is itself a little earlier than Italy, observes epidemiologist Marius Gilbert (ULB). There are still unknowns about the spread of cases in Belgium, but all the data show that what we have at the moment are imports of cases from infected areas: Italy, France. So it all depends on how you interpret the precautionary principle. There is a risk, indeed, that there are infected and infectious people on Belgian territory who go undetected. And so these types of mass events contribute to transmission. “

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