Dirk Deveroy, dean of the Faculty of Health and Medicine at the Free University of Brussels, said a strict lockdown and a short ban is what Belgium needs now to bring down the country’s coronavirus numbers once again. .
And according to Defroy, there is an urgent need for a strict lockdown for a short period, as announced in Germany. In his statement to the Belgian newspaper “Hit Newsblad”, Deveroy said: “Many people no longer follow preventive measures to the fullest, causing the number of infections – which are still very high – to barely decrease for several days now.”
Deveroy emphasized that hospitals are currently unable to deal with a potential third wave. And he posted a graph on Twitter showing that the numbers are currently down by only 7%. “At this rate, we will only reach 800 injuries in 14 weeks, without additional measures,” said Deveroy.
As scheduled, the Belgian Advisory Committee will meet on Friday, December 18th, and may decide to take additional measures.
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“There is no time to waste,” according to Defroy, who hopes the government will call again for residents to respect the rules “as a kind of last resort, otherwise it will take months before we get the situation under control again, with the current soft lockdown measures that many people no longer have.” Follow her. “
