17 April 2021: We did not yet weather the storm…

17 April 2021: The rays of light we have seen over the past few weeks have given way to some uncertainty. On average during the last seven-day observation period, the week to 13 April, 3,755 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed each day. The figure is up 4% on the week. Hospital admissions are down slightly, but still insufficiently to remove the pressure on the hospitals. Despite that the engine driving the fall is starting to stall, schools will reopen and the ban on non-essential travel will be lifted as of Monday. I’m holding my breath… In time vaccination will help, but for the time being vaccination levels are too low for them to have a substantial impact. Net-net, we did not yet weather the storm. On display is another vignette of life in Ghent during this unprecedented crisis – Citadelpark, Ghent, Belgium.