For virologist Marc Van Ranst, it is no coincidence that so many Belgians get colds in early autumn.
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The number of registered Covid-19 contaminations and hospital admissions is on the rise, according to the latest data from the Sciensano public health institute updated on Tuesday morning.
The autumn wave, which according to virologist Steven Van Gucht began last week, therefore continues to strengthen.
“It is not a coincidence”
If the coronavirus is on the rise in our country, many Belgians also have colds in early autumn. Is the fault of the drop in temperatures? “Not at all,” replies Marc Van Ranst.
For the Flemish virologist “it is no coincidence”. He talks about “a whole range of respiratory viruses” appearing around the same time every year.
Marc Van Ranst details with HLN: “It is the result of the children’s return to school and mutual contamination. After that they infect their parents at home and they infect their colleagues at work themselves. This process lasts three to four weeks: late September, early October, the first wave of colds is a fact “.
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