– © VRT Frank Temmerman – In times when we increasingly have to watch out for which words we put in our mouths or put on paper, it is Taboo a welcome relief. Philippe Geubels proves that you should still be able to laugh at everything and everyone, if it is done in a (reasonably) … Read more
– Far from or close to the assistant saint? That didn’t really matter. The ventilation in the residential care center appears to be “rather poor”, the researchers conclude. — © rr – Mol – A visit to Sinterklaas in the Hemelrijck residential care center in Mol caused a true corona drama at the end of … Read more
– © © VRT – Frank Temmerman – She was one of the guests at Philippe Geubels in Taboo. Doctor Valerie Verhulst (32) from Berchem told what it is like to live with autism. Her diagnosis was only made fairly recently. “The cliché has it that people with autism like to be on their own. … Read more
– Stéphan Tanganagba, Kawtar Ehlalouch and Gloria Monserez were the three ambassadors of De Warmste Week. Siska Schoeters (right) presented the closing show. — © © VRT – Jokko – 3,203,455 euros, that’s how much De Warmste Week brought in. This allows 200 projects to realize their work around the theme ‘Being who you are’. … Read more
– © Shutterstock, Guy Puttemans – There is a good chance that the current decline in the number of coronavirus infections will be reversed (temporarily) into an increase next week. So says biostatistician Geert Molenberghs (KU Leuven). Thanks to – how could it be otherwise – the omikron variant. “There are two trends that concern … Read more
Converted, this means that last week about 3,000 people were infected with the omikron variant, last week there were only 700, or about six percent. “Omikron will be dominant in Belgium within a few days, probably already this weekend,” predicts Van Gucht. “The virus quadruples in a week. The changing of delta’s watch by omikron … Read more
– Stany Crets. — © BELGA – The Consultation Committee has decided that theatres, cinemas and concert halls must close from Sunday morning. “This is clearly wet finger work,” says theater maker Stany Crets. – Christof Willocx Yesterday at 18:42— Today, indoor events are only possible for up to two hundred people. But from Sunday … Read more
– © PDW – VUM – In this fourth wave, the neonatology departments of our hospitals are more often confronted with the harsh reality of babies born prematurely with an infected mother on a ventilator. “If you are pregnant, please get vaccinated. In many cases it avoids labour-intensive and very expensive care for mother and … Read more
– © PDR, Belga – Antwerp, Hoogstraten – Restaurants in the border region are flooded with reservations and in the cities – especially in Antwerp – it has been over the Dutch heads since the Netherlands went into lockdown on Sunday. “Leaving that happen is the shortest way to a closure of the catering industry, … Read more
– © DBA – That it was busy in the shopping streets. Not illogical, on the last Saturday before Christmas. And on Sunday we might do that again, because then it is shopping Sunday in many places. The border towns are even preparing for an even greater influx, now that the shops in the Netherlands … Read more