The number of corona infections may be decreasing, but the virus is not gone yet. “I’m not very worried,” says virologist Steven Van Gucht. The number of corona infections per day remains relatively low. Virologist Steven Van Gucht confirms this to our editors. Sciensano’s weekly report reports 504 new infections in the period from 13 … Read more
The flu epidemic is not over yet. The number of cases at GPs even increased slightly last week. Because the corona virus is also making the rounds, the number of absences from the workplace is remarkably high. The weekly incidence of GP consultations with confirmed flu infection has risen to 155 consultations per 100,000 inhabitants. … Read more
Sewage from the first plane that landed in Zaventem from China on Saturday tested slightly positive for the coronavirus. The Leuven Rega Institute reports this to Belgian on Saturday. The institute will now try to determine which corona variant it is, but due to the lack of feces in the water, it appears to be … Read more
“The flu has been in the country for some time, but only now have all the conditions been met to speak of an influenza epidemic”, reported the Sciensano health institute. “We see a clear increase in the number of influenza cases among general practitioners, in laboratory tests and in hospital admissions.” According to Sciensano, the … Read more