13 May 2021: Corona relaxations too much too soon?

13 May 2021: Some silver lining from the corona front but we are still in the danger zone. On average, 156 new Covid patients had to be taken to hospital each day over the past week, a substantial drop on the week. There are 686 patients being treated in intensive care for Covid-19 and a total of 2,101people hospitalised with a coronavirus infection. The number of new cases, however, is flat. Between 3May and 9 May, an average of 2,993 new coronavirus infections were detected per day, the figures is flat compared to the previous week. The reproduction number stands at 0.91. Meanwhile, virologists continue to express their concerns after the different governments in Belgium announced a whole series of relaxations with regard to corona restrictions for the coming summer. Other noteworthy news was that the interval between first and second AstraZeneca jab has been reduced from 12 to 8 weeks. Nothing changes, however, for those who already had their first AstraZeneca dose, or for those who already have an invitation. These people will still have to wait the full 12 weeks before getting their second jab. The latter does not make me a happy camper… Anyway, here’s another vignette of Ghent during this unprecedented health crisis – Ghent, Belgium