It is to make you despondent. How much ink did not flow into the situation in residential care centers during the first corona wave? In the end there was one big conclusion, shared by all experts and all political parties from left to right: the policy has failed for the residential care centers, the staff … Read more
“There are things I should have done better, there are mistakes I made.” Flemish Minister of Welfare Wouter Beke said this on Thursday evening in ‘De Afspraak’, in response to the question whether he handled it properly during the first corona wave. – This week, Amnesty International released a damning report on the situation in … Read more
In this second lockdown, young people have to talk to each other about their mental problems. Not only digitally, but also physically. Flemish Minister of Youth Benjamin Dalle (CD&V) calls on young people to continue seeing each other, of course with respect for the applicable rules. He wants to use influencers to start that debate. … Read more
Reward super diffusers or give them a hotel room so that they absolutely go into quarantine. That is the remarkable proposal of Antwerp governor Cathy Berx. The idea is not really crazy, because it is indeed the super spreaders that we have to get hold of to contain the virus. But for that we need … Read more
Reward super diffusers or give them a hotel room so that they absolutely go into quarantine. That is the remarkable proposal of Antwerp governor Cathy Berx. The idea is not really crazy, because it is indeed the super spreaders that we have to get hold of to contain the virus. But for that we need … Read more
Since this spring, 500,000 perfect face masks have been blocked in a shed because a sticker was missing on some boxes. In the meantime, the stickers are in order, but now the FPS Economy is refusing a re-inspection. “An unlikely case of Kafka”, says Flemish Member of Parliament Lorin Parys (N-VA). – Flashback to March … Read more
Flemish Minister of Welfare Wouter Beke had to defend himself in the Flemish Parliament on Wednesday against the criticism that the Flemish government is not making enough extra resources available for the waiting lists for people with a disability. – Flemish Prime Minister Jan Jambon launched the recovery plan in his September statement on Monday … Read more
Professor of general practice Jan De Maeseneer (68) had to make way in the Flemish Steering Committee Contact Research after the intervention of Wouter Beke’s (CD&V) cabinet. The fact that he was too critical for the contact investigation and asked himself out loud about the role of the health insurance funds cost him his seat. … Read more