2 April 2021: People are becoming more and more careless…

2 April 2021: During the week from 23 to 29 March an average of 4,813 people tested positive forSARCoV-2, a rise of 10% on the figures for the previous week. The figures are still going the wrong way, though the rise is less outspoken now. There are 2,929 Covid-19 patients in Belgian hospitals according to the latest available figures (from last Tuesday). The number is the highest in almost four months. Despite these worrying numbers, people are more and more careless. Yesterday riot police were deployed to disperse crowds in Brussels’ Bois de la Cambre yesterday afternoon after thousands of people showed up to “La Boum,” a fake festival that was announced as an April Fools’ joke. Also, in Ghent people flock to the parks and squares. As a result, these sites become much too crowded, and people are no longer respecting social distancing rules. Another poblem is that many of them are leaving their garbage behind… St Peter’s Square, Ghent, Belgium.