Covid killed The Regrettes and Clairo; a throat infection Sam Fender. They were replaced by Belgian acts The Haunted Youth, Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul, and Charles. A huge opportunity for them to expand their audience. – Rarely has a name been as prophetic as The Regrettes: the Californian punk group is not playing on … Read more
The number of infections, hospitalizations and deaths from Covid-19 continue to rise. The epidemic is gaining momentum. – Between 9 and 15 March, an average of 9,055 new infections with the corona virus were diagnosed daily, 25 percent more than in the previous seven days. The number of hospitalizations rose 17 percent between March 12 … Read more
The omikron wave seems to have reached its peak. “If the numbers continue to evolve in this way, they may be low enough by mid-February to switch to code orange on the barometer,” says virologist Steven Van Gucht. – The number of infections is no longer increasing on a weekly basis and a decrease can … Read more
The corona inhibitors for oral use have already been purchased, but what can we expect from those medicines? Experts Steven Van Gucht and Johan Neyts explain. – The first treatments with pills against corona will start this month. For now only in high-risk patients. The most talked about drugs are Paxlovid and Molnupiravir. Both must … Read more
Omikron is going fast. In many countries, one daily infection record after another is broken. Brave little Belgium along with a few others seems to have been spared the longest from the fifth wave. – Worldwide, the weekly average of new infections fell. Between December 23 and 29, 7.3 million people became infected with the … Read more
On Thursday, many Dutch people again came to Antwerp to avoid the lockdown in their own country. It is busy on the road and on the train. Police say 14 people were arrested in two separate fights. – The trek to Antwerp on Thursday led to traffic jams and slow driving, especially on the E19, … Read more