The coronavirus in Belgium and the containment decreed by the authorities continue to impact the lives of 11 million Belgians. You will find in this article all the information related to the pandemic and its repercussions on the territory.
More than 28,000 confirmed or suspected cases, 5,500 people hospitalized, 3,300 deaths, 421 new hospitalizations: the coronavirus epidemic has not yet left Belgium, as confirmed by the figures announced on Saturday. This Sunday at 11 am, a new assessment will be communicated by the crisis center. In the meantime, here is the latest information related to coronavirus in our country.
CORONAVIRUS – THE DIRECT
Belgians trapped in Tunisia have returned
A hundred Belgians, as well as a dozen Europeans, left Tunisia for Belgium on Saturday afternoon, welcomes in a press release the Minister of Foreign Affairs Philippe Goffin. With Saturday’s repatriation, all Belgians who wanted to return from Tunisia but who could not take the repatriation flights of March 20 are now back in the country. Minister Goffin also announces that a military plane took off on Saturday afternoon from Melsbroek for Kinshasa, and that a repatriation flight from Bogota and Santo Domingo is also being organized.
All summer festivals canceled?
Faced with the spread of the virus, the holding of summer festivals is more than threatened. They could simply be canceled, many organizers are preparing for it. The national security council which meets on Wednesday could decide (learn more).
Extending containment no longer seems to be in doubt
Experts appointed by the federal government to analyze the coronavirus crisis are currently planning an extension of the containment measures. No information, however, filtered this Saturday. We should know more on Wednesday following the next meeting of the National Security Council. The extension of the confinement until May 3 seems no longer to be in doubt. (more information in this article)
Some 10,000 samples taken from nursing homes under analysis
More than 5,500 coronavirus screening tests were carried out on Friday, bringing the total since the beginning of the crisis to 102,151, said Saturday the report of the taskforce led by Minister Philippe De Backer. Some 10,000 samples collected in nursing homes are also being analyzed, said the working group.
No event in Liège until June 30
No event “small, medium or large, public or private, outdoors or indoors”, will be allowed in the district of Liège until June 30, said Saturday evening in a statement the ASBL Liège Métropole, which brings together the 24 mayors of cities and towns of the entity.
Over 800 volunteers ready to help with accommodation services in Wallonia
The Walloon Agency for a Quality Life (Aviq) listed 834 registered on its Walloon solidarity platform to support accommodation services on Saturday at 4.30 pm, she said in a press release. This represents an increase of more than 300 volunteers in 48 hours.
Doctors, physiotherapists, nurses, psychologists, educators, kitchen staff and surface technicians have in particular announced their availability to help accommodation services such as nursing homes, as well as institutions for disabled or vulnerable people, rejoices the Aviq. The platform (solidaire.aviq.be) connects people offering their services with accommodation establishments that are understaffed due to the Covid-19 epidemic. Concretely, the people available enter their contact details, their availability and the structures in which they wish to work (seniors, people with disabilities or people with disabilities). Accommodation establishments have direct access to the list of registered persons and can therefore contact them according to their needs.
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