SUMMARY OF THE CURRENT CORONAVIRUS SITUATION IN BELGIUM

Belgium's Minister for Health, Maggie De Block


The current data of the coronavirus in Belgium, according to 'WorldOMeter,' an international team of developers and researchers providing world statistics of the pandemics, 26,667 cases have been recorded, while the number of deaths is 3,019, and 5,568 have recovered.

Belgian hospitals have received 459 new patients with the virus in the past 24 hours, bringing the number to a total of 5590 people hospitalized in this context, while 283 deaths were confirmed by the center of the FPS Public Health. 

There were more discharges from the hospital (483) than admissions, said virologist Emmanuel André during the daily press briefing on the results of the pandemic in Belgium.

Currently, 1285 people are in intensive care (+9), of whom 992 require respiratory assistance. "The pressure on intensive care remains great and could intensify in the coming days," commented virologist Steven Van Gucht.

Of the 283 deaths since Wednesday, 135 patients lost their lives in Flanders, 109 in Wallonia, and 39 in Brussels. 116 diagnosed people died in hospitals, said Emmanuel André.

A total of 2,523 deaths from the new coronavirus have been recorded in Belgium since the start of the COVID-19 crisis.

In the past 24 hours, 4300 tests have been performed, which have been positive for 1580 people. Since mid-March, 24,983 people have been diagnosed positive with a laboratory test.

In addition, the experts took advantage to explain that, contrary to the information circulating on the social networks, putting masks or clothes in the freezer is useless.

The Tireless Efforts Of The Belgian Healthcare To Control The Coronavirus

The Belgian government is fighting tirelessly to avoid the spread of COVID-19 in the country.

The coronavirus, also known as COVID–19, has affected thousands of businesses, the economy, and social lives around the globe, including Belgium.

Like other countries that have implemented strict measures to avoid the spread of the disease, Belgium has already laid out rules for the general public to follow, which have been very useful.

On Sunday, April 5, 1,123 new cases were reported; with 686 patients residing in Flanders, 262 in Wallonia, and 137 in Brussels. There were 38 cases for which the government couldn't give much information about their place of residence.

However, as of now, according to ‘WorldOMeter,’ an international team of developers, researchers, and volunteers providing world statistics on the coronavirus, Belgium has registered 20,814 cases and 1,632 deaths at the moment.

The number of cases in the country keeps increasing, and the number of new hospitalizations seems to be stabilizing, but remains fairly high, yet with the efforts of healthcare personnel, working around the clock to save lives.

The country has already entered lockdown over the coronavirus crisis, with citizens asked to stay at home and limit contact to their closest family. From noon on Wednesday, all non-essential shops and open-air markets closed, and people were expected to work at home.

Last week, in Liége airport, the Flemish Minister of Health, Wouter Beke, revealed that a load of 1.6 million mouth masks passed quality tests and can now be delivered to residential care centers.