Corona, RSV and flu are on the rise – here’s how you can protect yourself and your family during the holidays

Should we worry now, in view of the end of year holidays? Not right away if you’re in good health, reassures Sciensano virologist Steven Van Gucht.

“Relatively few people end up in hospital,” the figures explain. “There are also very few people who end up in intensive care,” she says. There are currently 81 covid patients in the ICU. For comparison: at the absolute peak, in November 2020, there were 1,474.