“We see a strong circulation of the virus: on average more than 2,800 infected infections per day in recent days” says the minister Frank Vandenbroucke. “That is a lot and that number is rising relatively strongly. We are also seeing a strong increase in the number of people admitted to hospital. Our intensive care units are starting to fill up, while the number of people who are in intensive care without corona, is actually starting to fill up. is still less than normal. So interventions and treatments are still being postponed. That is very bad for public health. ”
Operations and treatments are still being postponed. That is very bad for public health.
He wants the agreements, for example about teleworking, to be strictly followed. “If we want to reopen secondary schools after the Easter holidays, we have to be more careful today. Then we will have to put a number of appointments back on the agenda. Otherwise we will not get there. Discussions about reopening terraces are totally out of the question. “, says Vandenbroucke firmly. “You have to stop telling people things. Relaxations are very nice, but that is fooling people.”
One must stop telling people things. Relaxations are very nice, but that is deceiving people.
Listen to the conversation with Minister Frank Vandenbroucke in ‘The Morning’:
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