14 January 2021: The jab will need to get us out…

14 January 2021: On average during the week to 10 January 2,082 people a day tested positive for coronavirus.  The figure is up 28% on the week. It needs to be noted, however, that there was far more testing than during the previous week that included the New Year’s Day holiday. Also, the first case of the South African coronavirus variant, which is thought to be more infectious, has been found in Belgium. Amidst the storm of the resurgent pandemic a rapid roll-out of the vaccine should give us hope. Yesterday the Flemish government announced that its ambition was for everybody to get at least their first jab before next summer. Hope is very good for breakfast but very bad for dinner, so we’re all expecting to see significant progress in the weeks to come. On display today is another seascape from Saturday’s hike in De Haan – De Haan, Belgium.