2 July 2021: Is today my lucky day?

2 July 2021: The average number of patients being hospitalized for Covid has dropped under twenty.  Just over 300 Covid patients are still in hospital but the decrease in new cases is slowing down. During the week from 22 to 28 June an average of 351 people tested positive for the coronavirus. This is only 8% down on the figures for the previous week. Belgium’s Reproduction number still stands at 0.71 but there are mounting concerns about the more contagious delta variant of the virus. The good news is that the EMA confirmed that two doses of vaccines protect against the delta variant. Unfortunately, my attempt to move my August appointment for my second AZ jab was not successful: no one picked up the phone at the vaccination center and the website did not offer a solution. I’ll keep trying and hopefully today I’m lucky - Sint-Idesbald, Belgium